Harry Staley vs. Early Wynn — Career Comparison

Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Early Wynn
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Early Wynn 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. Early Wynn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.337 compared to 3.81 and 1.354 for Harry Staley. By the career numbers, Early Wynn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Staley and Early Wynn

Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
1.36
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
1.21
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.54
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
0.59
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
0.48
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.15
55.15
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.57
88.57
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
0.57
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.03
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
965
3.81
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1796
3.54
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13692
27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4564
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4291
8.46
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
0.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1775
3.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.07
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2334
4.6
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19408
38.27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2037
4.02
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17569
34.65
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Harry Staley and Early Wynn

Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
2.95
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6322
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2107.1
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.82
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
1.81
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
2.86
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
3.81
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
863
3.69
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.75
96.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Staley and Early Wynn

Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
796
250.97
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1903
600
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1704
537.26
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
365
115.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
89.54
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.63
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
18.6
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Early Wynn
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.58
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.07
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.36
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
34
19.77
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
25.54
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
60.78
35.34
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.98
42.56
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
230
133.72
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
485
152.92
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
244
141.86
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508
160.17
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
42.88
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
54.55
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
92.07
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
59.08
34.35
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141.59
44.64
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Early Wynn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.63
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
65
37.79
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
44.46
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Early Wynn
Career
Per 600 PA
330
104.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Early Wynn
Career
Per 600 PA
5.77
5.77
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
16.4
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.26
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 600 PA
33
10.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Early Wynn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.32
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Early Wynn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.32
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Early Wynn
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100