Al Piechota vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Al Piechota
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Piechota 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 5.66 and 1.774 for Al Piechota. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Piechota and Harry Staley

Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.66
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
9.87
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.87
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.61
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
2.97
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
42.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
6.53
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
5.86
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
36.44
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.53
42.53
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Al Piechota and Harry Staley

Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6900
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Piechota and Harry Staley

Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
550
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
20
500
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
33.94
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
175
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
141.86
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
52.91
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
112.21
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
44.7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.08
34.35
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
37.79
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100