Harry Staley vs. Walter Taylor — Career Comparison

Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Walter Taylor
UnknownThrows RightKansas City GiantsWestern League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

Walter 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. Walter Taylor posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.06 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 3.81 and 1.354 for Harry Staley. By the career numbers, Walter Taylor had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Staley and Walter Taylor

Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
3.81
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
7.15
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.15
7.15
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
604
2.39
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.71
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
36.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.91
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
33.09
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.53
36.53

Fielding Stats for Harry Staley and Walter Taylor

Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.12
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.81
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.12
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.12
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.796
1.796
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.636
2.636
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.71
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Staley and Walter Taylor

Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
285.71
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
228.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
19.77
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60.78
35.34
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
90.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
133.72
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
257.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
141.86
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
228.57
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
63.37
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
112.21
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.08
34.35
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
108.36
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA