Joe Matthews vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Joe Matthews
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Matthews built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Staley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Matthews posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.100 compared to 3.81 and 1.354 for Harry Staley. By the career numbers, Joe Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Matthews and Harry Staley

Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.02
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
3.81
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.135
0.135
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
2.97
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
39.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
33.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.6
39.6
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Joe Matthews and Harry Staley

Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6900
27
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
9
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Matthews and Harry Staley

Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
900
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100