Joe Ryan vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Joe Ryan
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Ryan 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. Joe Ryan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.063 compared to 3.81 and 1.354 for Harry Staley. By the career numbers, Joe Ryan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Ryan and Harry Staley

Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.61
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.65
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.54
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.51
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.1
56.1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.85
90.85
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
3.79
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
3.81
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1924
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
641.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
7.49
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
604
2.39
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
10.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.09
10.09
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2603
36.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.97
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.39
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2407
33.78
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.53
36.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Joe Ryan and Harry Staley

Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.61
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.6
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1924
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
641.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.81
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.504
0.504
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Ryan and Harry Staley

Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
34500
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100