Shane Reynolds vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Shane Reynolds
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shane Reynolds 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 4.09 and 1.332 for Shane Reynolds. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shane Reynolds and Harry Staley

Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.53
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.54
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.48
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.29
54.29
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.15
91.15
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.85
90.85
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
814
4.09
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5375
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1935
9.72
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.72
9.72
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.96
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
604
2.39
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1403
7.05
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.05
7.05
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.017
1.017
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.19
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
7610
38.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
895
4.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.76
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
7026
35.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.23
38.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Shane Reynolds and Harry Staley

Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.53
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5375
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.61
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
1.44
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
2.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
2.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.84
97.84
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.15
91.15
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.12
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shane Reynolds and Harry Staley

Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
278.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
660
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
546
496.36
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
77
70
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
57
51.82
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.64
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
20
18.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
19.29
17.54
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
107
97.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
93
84.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
34
30.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
43
39.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
72
65.45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
7.15
6.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.82
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
14
12.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
247
224.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
88.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.36
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100