Herb Smith vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Herb Smith
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Herb Smith 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. Herb Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.06 and WHIP 1.330 compared to 3.81 and 1.354 for Harry Staley. By the career numbers, Herb Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Smith and Harry Staley

Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.46
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.54
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.47
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.06
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
3.81
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
135.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
7.58
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
4.39
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
39.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.86
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
33.32
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Herb Smith and Harry Staley

Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.47
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.69
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.81
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.99
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.74
90.74
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.042
2.042
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.796
1.796
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Smith and Harry Staley

Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
251.61
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
62
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
425.81
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.637
0.637
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
77.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
67.74
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.68
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.68
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.57
34.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
87.1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
164.52
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
141.86
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
58.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
52.91
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
48.39
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
106.45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.66
45.1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.08
34.35
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
77.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
37.79
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
87.1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100