Dutch Ruether vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Dutch Ruether
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dutch Ruether 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. Dutch Ruether posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.404 compared to 3.81 and 1.354 for Harry Staley. By the career numbers, Dutch Ruether had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dutch Ruether and Harry Staley

Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.31
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.15
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.58
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.54
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.47
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.05
59.05
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.03
88.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
3.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
3.81
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 9 Innings
6374
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 9 Innings
2124.2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2244
9.51
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
3.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.681
0.681
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 9 Innings
9157
38.79
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
4.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.404
1.404
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 9 Innings
8352
35.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Dutch Ruether and Harry Staley

Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6900
27
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
9
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
496
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.912
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dutch Ruether and Harry Staley

Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
488
273.64
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
600
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
969
543.36
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
140.19
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
112.71
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
16.82
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.73
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.93
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
27.48
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
34
19.77
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106.73
59.85
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
60.78
35.34
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
182.24
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
230
133.72
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
184.49
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
244
141.86
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 600 PA
83
46.54
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
62.24
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 600 PA
187
104.86
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120.93
67.81
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
59.08
34.35
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.12
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
43.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
65
37.79
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
72.34
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.29
8.29
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
6.45
6.45
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
12.34
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.68
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Dutch Ruether
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Dutch Ruether
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100