Harry Staley vs. Barry Zito — Career Comparison

Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barry Zito
Gen XNevadaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Barry Zito 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 4.04 and 1.357 for Barry Zito. 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 Barry Zito

Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.51
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
1.47
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.54
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.58
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.85
90.85
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.23
97.23
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1157
4.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7730
27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2576.2
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2381
8.32
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.37
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
0.98
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064
3.72
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1885
6.58
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.58
6.58
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.145
1.145
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.17
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.34
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11001
38.43
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1484
5.86
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1254
4.38
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.37
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.76
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9662
33.75
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.43
38.43

Fielding Stats for Harry Staley and Barry Zito

Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.51
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
1.47
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7730
27
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2576.2
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.3
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
1.12
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
1.48
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
1.43
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.45
96.45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.942
0.942
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.23
97.23
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Staley and Barry Zito

Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
622.97
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
418
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
344
493.78
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
35
50.24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
35
50.24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
4.47
6.41
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
35
50.24
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
53
76.08
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.22
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
11
15.79
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
23
33.01
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.17
-7.42
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
18
25.84
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
142.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
4.22
4.22
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.33
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
80.38
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.74
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA