Jim Romano vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Jim Romano
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Romano 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 5.68 and 1.579 for Jim Romano. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Romano and Harry Staley

Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.47
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.68
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
11.37
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.84
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
11.37
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.37
11.37
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.579
1.579
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
42.63
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
8.53
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
5.86
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
39.79
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9227
36.45
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Jim Romano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Jim Romano and Harry Staley

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

Hitting Stats for Jim Romano and Harry Staley

Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Romano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Jim Romano
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100