Harry Staley vs. Jack Taylor — Career Comparison

Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Taylor
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Taylor 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. Jack Taylor posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.65 and WHIP 1.176 compared to 3.81 and 1.354 for Harry Staley. By the career numbers, Jack Taylor had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Staley and Jack Taylor

Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.12
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
1.07
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.02
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
0.98
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.52
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.48
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.23
52.23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.85
90.85
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.28
92.28
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
0.92
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.96
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
3.81
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.65
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7878
27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2626
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
8.58
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
604
2.39
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
2.97
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
2.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.595
0.595
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.475
0.475
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.32
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10705
36.69
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1195
4.1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10027
34.37
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.69
36.69

Fielding Stats for Harry Staley and Jack Taylor

Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
1.09
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.39
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8286
27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2762
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.53
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
1.81
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
2.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.16
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
978
3.19
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
3.03
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.99
94.99
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.796
1.796
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.04
36.04
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Staley and Jack Taylor

Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
175.8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1157
600
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1063
551.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.596
0.596
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
122.39
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
92.83
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
21.78
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.74
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.04
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
34
19.77
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
29.56
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
60.78
35.34
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.98
47.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
230
133.72
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
160.76
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
244
141.86
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
159.2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
91
52.91
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
57.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
88
45.64
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
101.64
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
59.08
34.35
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98.31
50.98
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.59
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
34.23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
66.38
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
6.45
6.45
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.04
9.04
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
11.93
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100