Lynn McGlothen vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Lynn McGlothen
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lynn McGlothen 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 3.98 and 1.461 for Lynn McGlothen. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lynn McGlothen and Harry Staley

Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.91
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.56
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.04
48.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.21
63.21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
3.98
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4493
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1497.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1553
9.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.76
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
572
3.44
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
5.64
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.009
1.009
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6468
38.87
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.22
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
4.42
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.59
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5749
34.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.87
38.87
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Lynn McGlothen and Harry Staley

Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.91
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.21
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4493
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1497.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.59
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
1.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
1.68
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
1.63
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.49
97.49
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.855
0.855
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.21
63.21
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lynn McGlothen and Harry Staley

Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
379.45
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
506
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
456
540.71
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.456
0.456
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
79
93.68
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
62
73.52
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
20.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
20.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
19.77
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
16.71
19.81
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
96
113.83
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
90
106.72
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
30
35.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
25
29.64
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
55
65.22
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
11.81
14.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
13.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
122.13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
4.91
4.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
42.69
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Lynn McGlothen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.56
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lynn McGlothen
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100