Lefty Richburg vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Lefty Richburg
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Richburg 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 10 and 2.222 for Lefty Richburg. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Richburg and Harry Staley

Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
5.86
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.222
2.222
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9227
36.45
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Lefty Richburg and Harry Staley

Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Richburg and Harry Staley

Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
800
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60.78
35.34
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
133.72
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
141.86
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.08
34.35
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lefty Richburg
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100