Willie Pope vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Willie Pope
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie Pope 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 4.04 and 1.427 for Willie Pope. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Pope and Harry Staley

Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.62
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.31
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.81
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.25
81.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.04
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
9.4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
3.44
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
5.76
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
39.94
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
4.96
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.61
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.427
1.427
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
35.49
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.94
39.94
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Willie Pope and Harry Staley

Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.62
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.31
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.22
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.81
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.22
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Pope and Harry Staley

Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
282.35
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.456
0.456
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
20.63
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
6
105.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
6
105.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
18.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100