Gary Ryerson vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Gary Ryerson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gary Ryerson 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 4.39 and 1.480 for Gary Ryerson. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gary Ryerson and Harry Staley

Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.65
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.07
62.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.39
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
10.87
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.65
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.02
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
604
2.39
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.96
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.664
0.664
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
39.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
5.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.79
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.432
1.432
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
36.65
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9227
36.45
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Gary Ryerson and Harry Staley

Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.44
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.66
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.31
79.31
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.793
0.793
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.07
62.07
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gary Ryerson and Harry Staley

Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
621.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
514.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-2.35
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.76
-37.7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
37.79
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
107.14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.6
5.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100