Harry Staley vs. Milt Wilcox — Career Comparison

Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Milt Wilcox
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Milt Wilcox 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 4.07 and 1.402 for Milt Wilcox. 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 Milt Wilcox

Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.76
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.53
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.29
51.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.83
71.83
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.33
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
4.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
6050
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2016.2
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1991
8.89
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
3.44
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
5.07
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.946
0.946
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
8635
38.54
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.24
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1013
4.52
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.36
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.76
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.369
1.369
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7652
34.15
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Harry Staley and Milt Wilcox

Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.76
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
6048
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2016
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
1.59
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
2.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
2.14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.66
94.66
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.216
1.216
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.08
72.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Staley and Milt Wilcox

Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
3452.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
62
539.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
9
78.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
2.44
21.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
13
113.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
13
113.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
5
43.48
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
1.98
17.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
130.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
4.6
4.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA