Marty McHale vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Marty McHale
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Marty McHale 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. Marty McHale posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.289 compared to 3.81 and 1.354 for Harry Staley. By the career numbers, Marty McHale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Marty McHale and Harry Staley

Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.61
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.75
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.75
68.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.58
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.57
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
3.81
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1075
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
358.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
9.57
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.57
9.57
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.03
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
604
2.39
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.592
0.592
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.595
0.595
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1472
36.97
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
4.57
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1383
34.74
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Marty McHale and Harry Staley

Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
41.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
57.86
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.81
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
7.07
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
72
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
64.93
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.18
90.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.578
1.578
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marty McHale and Harry Staley

Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
312
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
125
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
107
513.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
15
72
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
67.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
4.92
23.63
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
17
81.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
29
139.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
9
43.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
12
57.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
4.76
22.84
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
62.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
37.79
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
129.6
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
4.63
4.63
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100