Merle Settlemire vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Merle Settlemire
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Merle Settlemire 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 5.47 and 1.822 for Merle Settlemire. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Settlemire and Harry Staley

Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.98
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.02
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.47
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
12.68
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.68
12.68
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
3.72
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.31
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
2.97
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.559
0.559
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.595
0.595
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
43.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
6.78
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
5.86
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.822
1.822
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
38.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9227
36.45
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.29
43.29
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Merle Settlemire and Harry Staley

Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6900
27
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
9
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.94
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.033
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Settlemire and Harry Staley

Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
990
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
17
510
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
19.77
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
20.69
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
52.91
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
112.21
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
15.78
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
210
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Merle Settlemire
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100