Ike Pearson vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Ike Pearson
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ike Pearson 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 4.83 and 1.567 for Ike Pearson. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ike Pearson and Harry Staley

Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.64
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.87
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.02
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Ike Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.81
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.63
20.63
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.93
32.93
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Ike Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ike Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
4.83
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1677
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Ike Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
9.79
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Ike Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.79
9.79
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Ike Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.79
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Ike Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ike Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
4.31
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
2.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
2.97
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Ike Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Ike Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Ike Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2530
40.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Ike Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.21
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Ike Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
5.44
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Ike Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.567
1.567
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2239
36.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Ike Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ike Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ike Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.73
40.73
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Ike Pearson and Harry Staley

Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6900
27
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
9
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Ike Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Ike Pearson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.75
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ike Pearson and Harry Staley

Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
568.97
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
174
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
159
548.28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
68.97
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
58.62
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.34
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ike Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.76
12.97
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
86.21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
86.21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
27.59
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
27.59
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
51.72
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.05
-3.63
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
117.24
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
5.12
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ike Pearson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.48
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.79
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Ike Pearson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100