George Pierce vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

George Pierce
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

George Pierce 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. George Pierce posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.299 compared to 3.81 and 1.354 for Harry Staley. By the career numbers, George Pierce had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Pierce and Harry Staley

George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.82
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.64
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.54
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.48
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.25
58.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.48
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
3.81
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1529
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
509.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
7.86
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.86
7.86
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
3.83
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
4.59
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.936
0.936
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2151
37.98
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
4.41
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1923
33.96
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for George Pierce and Harry Staley

George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6900
27
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
9
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Pierce and Harry Staley

George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
339.56
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
182
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
166
547.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
20
65.93
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
14
46.15
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.48
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.78
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
19.77
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
4.52
14.89
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
27
89.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
28
92.31
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
12
39.56
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
6
19.78
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
18
59.34
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
7
23.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
214.29
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
26.37
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100