George Milstead vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

George Milstead
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

George Milstead 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 4.16 and 1.651 for George Milstead. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Milstead and Harry Staley

George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.76
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.02
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
George Milstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
George Milstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.16
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
George Milstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
11.04
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.04
11.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
George Milstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
George Milstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
George Milstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
George Milstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.82
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
2.97
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
George Milstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
George Milstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
George Milstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
40.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.78
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
George Milstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
5.69
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
George Milstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.651
1.651
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
36.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
George Milstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
George Milstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for George Milstead and Harry Staley

George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6900
27
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
9
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
George Milstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
George Milstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.78
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.222
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Milstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Milstead and Harry Staley

George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
635.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
564.71
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
4.37
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.43
-25.22
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Milstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
352.94
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
1.7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
George Milstead
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100