Lamar Potter vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Lamar Potter
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaAtlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lamar Potter 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 6.23 and 1.431 for Lamar Potter. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lamar Potter and Harry Staley

Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9.55
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
3.32
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.74
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.785
0.785
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
39.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.83
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
5.86
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.431
1.431
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
35.72
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Lamar Potter and Harry Staley

Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.78
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.81
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.37
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.455
2.455
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.796
1.796
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lamar Potter and Harry Staley

Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
240
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
21.64
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
120
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
120
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
52.91
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
96
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
23.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100