Harry Staley vs. David Williams — Career Comparison

Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
David Williams
Gen XAlaskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

David Williams 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 4.83 and 1.449 for David Williams. 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 David Williams

Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.81
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.59
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.49
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.68
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.51
41.51
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.8
87.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
4.83
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
9.07
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.07
9.07
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.41
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.64
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
5.4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1778
39.22
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
5.23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.88
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.412
1.412
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1550
34.19
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22

Fielding Stats for Harry Staley and David Williams

Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.81
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.59
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.81
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.81
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.183
1.183
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.8
87.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Staley and David Williams

Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
363.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
137
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
123
538.69
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
15
65.69
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
48.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.52
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3.76
16.48
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
21
91.97
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
19
83.21
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
9
39.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
13
56.93
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-0.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.52
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
284.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
2.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
39.42
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.38
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA