Eric Show vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Eric Show
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eric Show 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. Eric Show posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.320 compared to 3.81 and 1.354 for Harry Staley. By the career numbers, Eric Show had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Show and Harry Staley

Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.81
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.54
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.48
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.16
53.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.78
70.78
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.19
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
3.66
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
3.81
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
4965
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
1655
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1526
8.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.93
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
3.32
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
971
5.28
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
6968
37.89
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
4.02
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.46
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.64
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
6184
33.63
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.89
37.89
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Eric Show and Harry Staley

Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.81
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.28
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
4965
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
1655
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
1.12
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
1.65
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
1.52
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.41
92.41
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.78
70.78
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Show and Harry Staley

Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
360.65
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
554
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
506
548.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
81
87.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
67
72.56
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.83
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
14
15.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
17.92
19.41
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
103
111.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
88
95.31
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
33
35.74
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
28
30.32
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
57
61.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
8.55
9.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
179
193.86
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
3.1
3.1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
43.32
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Eric Show
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.58
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Eric Show
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100