Harry Staley vs. Lou Tost — Career Comparison

Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Tost
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Tost 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. Lou Tost posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.384 compared to 3.81 and 1.354 for Harry Staley. By the career numbers, Lou Tost had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Staley and Lou Tost

Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.54
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.58
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.97
58.97
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
3.81
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.65
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
155.1
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
9.21
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.81
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
3.24
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
2.97
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
2.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.657
0.657
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
38.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.17
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
35.4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Harry Staley and Lou Tost

Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6900
27
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
9
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.872
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Staley and Lou Tost

Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
417.86
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
52
557.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
7
75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
19.77
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
24.39
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
19.64
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
171.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA