Garrett Richards vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Garrett Richards
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Garrett Richards 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 3.87 and 1.316 for Garrett Richards. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Garrett Richards and Harry Staley

Garrett Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.37
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.39
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Garrett Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.46
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.47
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.38
52.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.69
58.69
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Garrett Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Garrett Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
3.87
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Garrett Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Garrett Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
2952
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
984
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Garrett Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
8.42
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Garrett Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Garrett Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.85
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Garrett Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
3.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Garrett Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
7.8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Garrett Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.8
7.8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Garrett Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Garrett Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.237
1.237
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Garrett Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.36
Garrett Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.26
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
4179
38.22
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Garrett Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Garrett Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
4.45
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Garrett Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Garrett Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.87
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
3738
34.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Garrett Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Garrett Richards and Harry Staley

Garrett Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.37
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Garrett Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.39
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
2952
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
984
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Garrett Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.63
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Garrett Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
1.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
1.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.35
92.35
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.653
0.653
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Garrett Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.69
58.69
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Garrett Richards and Harry Staley

Garrett Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
259
7400
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
571.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
19.77
Garrett Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.6
-45.81
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
228.57
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Garrett Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100