Joe McClain vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Joe McClain
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe McClain 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. Harry Staley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.354 compared to 4.42 and 1.360 for Joe McClain. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe McClain and Harry Staley

Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.64
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.84
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.74
76.74
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
4.42
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
9.69
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.69
9.69
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
604
2.39
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.598
0.598
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
38.52
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
4.96
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
945
36.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Joe McClain and Harry Staley

Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.64
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.61
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.72
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe McClain and Harry Staley

Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
326.58
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
569.62
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
113.92
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
83.54
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
19.77
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
3.92
29.77
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
144.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
133.72
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
16
121.52
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
8
60.76
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
3.69
28.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
121.52
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
4.94
4.94
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100