Joe Sherman vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Joe Sherman
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Sherman 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 Sherman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.4 and WHIP 1.067 compared to 3.81 and 1.354 for Harry Staley. By the career numbers, Joe Sherman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Sherman and Harry Staley

Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.02
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.54
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.47
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
3.81
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
604
2.39
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.595
0.595
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
36.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
34.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Joe Sherman and Harry Staley

Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6900
27
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
9
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Sherman and Harry Staley

Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
38.48
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60.78
35.34
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
133.72
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
141.86
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
63.37
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
66.46
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.08
34.35
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
37.79
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100