Harry Staley vs. Armando Torres — Career Comparison

Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Armando Torres
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightCaribbeanNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Armando Torres 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 4.5 and 1.767 for Armando Torres. 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 Armando Torres

Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Armando Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Armando Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Armando Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
10.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
Armando Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Armando Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Armando Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Armando Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Armando Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Armando Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Armando Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Armando Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
41.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Armando Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.7
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Armando Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.767
1.767
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
34.8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Armando Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03
Armando Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4

Fielding Stats for Harry Staley and Armando Torres

Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.89
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.95
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.81
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.37
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Armando Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.61
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.61
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Armando Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Staley and Armando Torres

Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Armando Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Armando Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
266.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Armando Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Armando Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Armando Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Armando Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
Armando Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Armando Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
Armando Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Armando Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Armando Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
19.77
Armando Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Armando Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Armando Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Armando Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60.78
35.34
Armando Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
64.86
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
133.72
Armando Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
141.86
Armando Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Armando Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Armando Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Armando Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.686
0.686
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Armando Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Armando Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Armando Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Armando Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
52.91
Armando Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
63.37
Armando Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
112.21
Armando Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.08
34.35
Armando Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.18
72.59
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Armando Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
37.79
Armando Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Armando Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Armando Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Armando Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Armando Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Armando Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Armando Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Armando Torres
Career
Per 600 PA