Stover McIlwain vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Stover McIlwain
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Stover McIlwain 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. Stover McIlwain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.8 and WHIP 1.400 compared to 3.81 and 1.354 for Harry Staley. By the career numbers, Stover McIlwain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stover McIlwain and Harry Staley

Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Stover McIlwain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.47
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Stover McIlwain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
3.81
Stover McIlwain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Stover McIlwain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Stover McIlwain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Stover McIlwain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
604
2.39
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stover McIlwain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Stover McIlwain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Stover McIlwain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Stover McIlwain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Stover McIlwain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
37.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Stover McIlwain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Stover McIlwain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
36
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Stover McIlwain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Stover McIlwain and Harry Staley

Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Stover McIlwain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Stover McIlwain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Stover McIlwain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Stover McIlwain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Stover McIlwain and Harry Staley

Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stover McIlwain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Stover McIlwain
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100