Harry Staley vs. Ed Zmich — Career Comparison

Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Zmich
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Zmich 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 5.18 and 1.705 for Ed Zmich. 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 Ed Zmich

Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.4
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.02
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.11
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.47
Ed Zmich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.92
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Ed Zmich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.2
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480
9.8
Ed Zmich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
8.51
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Ed Zmich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
Ed Zmich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ed Zmich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ed Zmich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Ed Zmich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.84
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.97
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Ed Zmich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Ed Zmich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.36
Ed Zmich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.92
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Ed Zmich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9879
39.03
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
38.84
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.29
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
5.86
Ed Zmich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.92
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.706
1.706
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
36.45
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
31.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ed Zmich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for Harry Staley and Ed Zmich

Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.13
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Zmich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6900
27
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2300
9
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.22
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.81
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.25
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Ed Zmich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
2.2
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.03
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.75
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.51
92.51
Ed Zmich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.154
1.154
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Zmich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Staley and Ed Zmich

Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
168.02
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
458.82
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1032
600
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
557.56
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.84
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.13
-40.04
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
93.02
Ed Zmich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
352.94
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
1.7
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Zmich
Career
Per 600 PA