Matt Riley vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Matt Riley
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Riley 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 5.99 and 1.761 for Matt Riley. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Riley and Harry Staley

Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.66
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.46
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.47
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.23
69.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
5.99
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
9.22
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.66
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
6.63
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
7.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.19
7.19
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.536
1.536
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
41.84
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
6.27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
5.86
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.761
1.761
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
34.74
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.84
41.84
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Matt Riley and Harry Staley

Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.66
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.74
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.46
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.47
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.75
68.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.423
0.423
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Riley and Harry Staley

Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
7800
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100