Harry Staley vs. Charlie Zink — Career Comparison

Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Zink
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Zink 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 16.62 and 2.769 for Charlie Zink. 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 Charlie Zink

Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.47
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.85
90.85
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
16.62
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.62
16.62
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.25
12.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.458
0.458
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
22.85
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.85
22.85
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
604
2.39
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
2.97
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.595
0.595
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.36
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
51.92
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
5.86
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
16.62
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.62
16.62
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.769
2.769
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9227
36.45
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
49.85
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.478
0.478
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92

Fielding Stats for Harry Staley and Charlie Zink

Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.81
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.15
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.796
1.796
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Staley and Charlie Zink

Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
168.02
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1032
600
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Charlie Zink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Charlie Zink
Career
Per 600 PA