Harry Staley vs. Harry Sullivan — Career Comparison

Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harry Sullivan
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harry Sullivan 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 36 and 6.000 for Harry Sullivan. By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Staley and Harry Sullivan

Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.47
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.81
42.81
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
90
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
5.86
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
54
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
54
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9227
36.45
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
72
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90

Fielding Stats for Harry Staley and Harry Sullivan

Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Staley and Harry Sullivan

Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Harry Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Harry Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA