John Slappey vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

John Slappey
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Slappey 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 7.11 and 3.000 for John Slappey. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Slappey and Harry Staley

John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
John Slappey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
John Slappey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.94
12.94
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.441
0.441
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
John Slappey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
21.32
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.32
21.32
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
John Slappey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
John Slappey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
John Slappey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
John Slappey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.68
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
2.97
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
John Slappey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
John Slappey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
John Slappey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
54
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
John Slappey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
17.05
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
5.86
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
48.32
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9227
36.45
John Slappey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
John Slappey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for John Slappey and Harry Staley

John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6900
27
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
9
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
John Slappey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
John Slappey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Slappey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Slappey and Harry Staley

John Slappey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
John Slappey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
900
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
John Slappey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
John Slappey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
John Slappey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
John Slappey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
John Slappey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
John Slappey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
John Slappey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
John Slappey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
John Slappey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
John Slappey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
19.77
John Slappey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
John Slappey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
John Slappey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
John Slappey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
212.28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60.78
35.34
John Slappey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
133.72
John Slappey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
141.86
John Slappey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
John Slappey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
John Slappey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
John Slappey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
John Slappey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
John Slappey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
John Slappey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
John Slappey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
52.91
John Slappey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
John Slappey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
112.21
John Slappey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
203.37
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.08
34.35
John Slappey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
John Slappey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
John Slappey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Slappey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
John Slappey
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
John Slappey
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
John Slappey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
John Slappey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Slappey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Slappey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
John Slappey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Slappey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
John Slappey
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100