Stan Perzanowski vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Stan Perzanowski
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Stan Perzanowski 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 5.11 and 1.556 for Stan Perzanowski. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stan Perzanowski and Harry Staley

Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.02
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Stan Perzanowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.69
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.24
43.24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Stan Perzanowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
142.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Stan Perzanowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
10.09
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Stan Perzanowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.44
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Stan Perzanowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Stan Perzanowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
3.79
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Stan Perzanowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Stan Perzanowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.911
0.911
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Stan Perzanowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.36
Stan Perzanowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.69
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
40.37
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Stan Perzanowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
5.93
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
5.86
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Perzanowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
35.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Stan Perzanowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Stan Perzanowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.37
40.37
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Stan Perzanowski and Harry Staley

Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Stan Perzanowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.01
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
142.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.76
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.96
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.81
Stan Perzanowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.71
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Stan Perzanowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.48
93.48
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.162
1.162
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Stan Perzanowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.24
43.24
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Stan Perzanowski and Harry Staley

Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
11100
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Perzanowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Stan Perzanowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100