Harry Staley vs. Shane Youman — Career Comparison

Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Shane Youman
Gen XLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Shane Youman 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 5.13 and 1.443 for Shane Youman. 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 Shane Youman

Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.39
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Shane Youman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.38
52.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Shane Youman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Shane Youman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
9.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Shane Youman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Shane Youman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Shane Youman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Shane Youman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
3.76
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.87
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Shane Youman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Shane Youman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.848
0.848
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Shane Youman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Shane Youman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
39.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Shane Youman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
5.35
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Shane Youman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.37
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Youman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
33.38
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Shane Youman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03
Shane Youman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3

Fielding Stats for Harry Staley and Shane Youman

Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.39
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Youman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.81
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.94
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Shane Youman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.51
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.51
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Shane Youman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.048
1.048
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Youman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Youman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Staley and Shane Youman

Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
572.73
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Shane Youman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Shane Youman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
101.74
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
81.98
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
19.31
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
109.09
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Shane Youman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Shane Youman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.84
22.95
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Shane Youman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
218.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Shane Youman
Career
Per 600 PA