Harry Staley vs. Herb Thomas — Career Comparison

Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herb Thomas
Greatest GenerationThrows LeftNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Herb Thomas 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 8.08 and 1.980 for Herb Thomas. 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 Herb Thomas

Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.54
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
70
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
8.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
13.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.32
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
2.97
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.66
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.775
0.775
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
45.37
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
5.86
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
9.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.22
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9227
36.45
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
39.61
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.37
45.37

Fielding Stats for Harry Staley and Herb Thomas

Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.35
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.49
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.81
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.67
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.52
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.31
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.94
93.94
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.409
1.409
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Staley and Herb Thomas

Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
347.37
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
34
536.84
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
110.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
28.34
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
126.32
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
126.32
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
52.91
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
63.37
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
112.21
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
142.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
32.28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA