Harry Staley vs. Travis Wood — Career Comparison

Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Travis Wood
MillenialArkansasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Travis Wood 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 4.26 and 1.335 for Travis Wood. 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 Travis Wood

Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
2.7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.43
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.34
44.34
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.33
49.33
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
4.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2982
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
994
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
8.49
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
3.35
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
801
7.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.178
1.178
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.32
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4240
38.39
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.36
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
4.65
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.26
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.67
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3764
34.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Harry Staley and Travis Wood

Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
2.71
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.32
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2997
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
999
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.95
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.44
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.81
95.81
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.532
0.532
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.84
48.84
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Staley and Travis Wood

Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
605.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
327
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
298
546.79
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
55
100.92
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
35
64.22
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.68
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.83
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
20.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
19.77
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
36.7
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60.78
35.34
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23.68
43.44
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
133.72
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
179.82
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
64
117.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
28
51.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
63.37
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
67.89
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
54
99.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.08
34.35
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19.15
35.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.84
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
211.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
2.84
2.84
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Travis Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
36.7
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.83
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.83
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Travis Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100