Ben McDonald vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Ben McDonald
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ben McDonald 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 3.91 and 1.271 for Ben McDonald. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ben McDonald and Harry Staley

Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.54
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.54
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.49
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.7
52.7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.84
93.84
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.85
90.85
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
3.91
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1186
8.27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.96
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
3.05
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
6.23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.22
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5408
37.69
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
4.22
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.64
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4875
33.98
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.69
37.69
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Ben McDonald and Harry Staley

Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.38
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.66
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
1.99
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
1.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.14
96.14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.299
1.299
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.84
93.84
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben McDonald and Harry Staley

Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
126600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100