Harry Staley vs. Joe Vernon — Career Comparison

Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Vernon
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Tip-TopsFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Vernon 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 11.05 and 2.591 for Joe Vernon. 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 Joe Vernon

Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.47
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
11.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.74
17.74
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.64
7.64
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9.82
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
13.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
2.97
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.36
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.45
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
25.77
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
5.86
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
12.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.591
2.591
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
11.05
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.77
25.77

Fielding Stats for Harry Staley and Joe Vernon

Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6900
27
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
9
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Staley and Joe Vernon

Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Joe Vernon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA