Harry Staley vs. Johnny Welch — Career Comparison

Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Welch
Greatest GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Johnny Welch 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 4.66 and 1.538 for Johnny Welch. 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 Johnny Welch

Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.39
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.02
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.87
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.49
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.05
46.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.63
36.63
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
4.66
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1945
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
648.1
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
735
10.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
3.64
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.57
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.801
0.801
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2907
40.35
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.03
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
5.32
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.538
1.538
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9227
36.45
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2627
36.47
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.35
40.35

Fielding Stats for Harry Staley and Johnny Welch

Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6900
27
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
9
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.48
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Staley and Johnny Welch

Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
415.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
253
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
228
540.71
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
118.58
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
94.86
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.34
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.37
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
19.77
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.72
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60.78
35.34
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.02
40.37
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
133.72
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
147.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
141.86
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
151.78
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
52.91
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
20
47.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
46
109.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.08
34.35
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.64
44.21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
33.2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
101.98
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
5.88
5.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Johnny Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.09
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Johnny Welch
Career
Per 600 PA