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Harry Staley

Henry Eli Staley

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: November 3, 1866 in Jacksonville, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: June 23, 1888
Teams (by GP): Beaneaters/PittsburghAlleghenys/Burghers/Browns/Pirates 1888-1895

Final Game: July 30, 1895
Died: January 12, 1910 in Battle Creek, MI
Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, MI
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1888 21 PIT NL 12 12 .500 2.69 25 24 1 24 2 0 207.1 185 104 62 6 53 89 7 0 13 848 98 1.148 8.0 0.3 2.3 3.9 1.68
1889 22 PIT NL 21 26 .447 3.51 49 47 2 46 1 1 420.0 433 254 164 11 116 159 8 0 30 1798 104 1.307 9.3 0.2 2.5 3.4 1.37
1890 23 PBB PL 21 25 .457 3.23 46 46 0 44 3 0 387.2 392 246 139 5 74 145 11 0 14 1646 122 1.202 9.1 0.1 1.7 3.4 1.96
1891 24 TOT NL 24 13 .649 2.58 40 37 3 32 1 0 324.0 313 160 93 16 80 139 6 0 12 1368 137 1.213 8.7 0.4 2.2 3.9 1.74
1891 24 PIT NL 4 5 .444 2.89 9 7 2 6 0 0 71.2 77 49 23 4 11 25 2 0 2 304 112 1.228 9.7 0.5 1.4 3.1 2.27
1891 24 BSN NL 20 8 .714 2.50 31 30 1 26 1 0 252.1 236 111 70 12 69 114 4 0 10 1064 145 1.209 8.4 0.4 2.5 4.1 1.65
1892 25 BSN NL 22 10 .688 3.03 37 35 2 31 3 0 299.2 273 144 101 10 97 93 3 0 7 1272 116 1.235 8.2 0.3 2.9 2.8 0.96
1893 26 BSN NL 18 10 .643 5.13 36 31 4 23 0 0 263.0 344 224 150 22 81 61 6 0 10 1209 95 1.616 11.8 0.8 2.8 2.1 0.75
1894 27 BSN NL 12 10 .545 6.81 27 21 6 18 0 1 208.2 305 204 158 15 61 32 5 0 4 972 87 1.754 13.2 0.6 2.6 1.4 0.52
1895 28 STL NL 6 13 .316 5.22 23 16 7 13 0 0 158.2 223 136 92 8 39 28 2 0 0 724 93 1.651 12.6 0.5 2.2 1.6 0.72
8 Yrs 136 119 .533 3.80 283 257 25 231 10 2 2269.0 2468 1472 959 93 601 746 48 0 90 9837 105 1.353 9.8 0.4 2.4 3.0 1.24
162 Game Avg. 17 15 .533 3.80 36 32 3 29 1 0 286 311 185 121 12 76 94 6 0 11 1239 105 1.353 9.8 0.4 2.4 3.0 1.24
BSN (4 yrs) 72 38 .655 4.21 131 117 13 98 4 1 1023.2 1158 683 479 59 308 300 18 0 31 4517 104 1.432 10.2 0.5 2.7 2.6 0.97
PIT (3 yrs) 37 43 .463 3.21 83 78 5 76 3 1 699.0 695 407 249 21 180 273 17 0 45 2950 103 1.252 8.9 0.3 2.3 3.5 1.52
STL (1 yr) 6 13 .316 5.22 23 16 7 13 0 0 158.2 223 136 92 8 39 28 2 0 0 724 93 1.651 12.6 0.5 2.2 1.6 0.72
PBB (1 yr) 21 25 .457 3.23 46 46 0 44 3 0 387.2 392 246 139 5 74 145 11 0 14 1646 122 1.202 9.1 0.1 1.7 3.4 1.96
NL (7 yrs) 115 94 .550 3.92 237 211 25 187 7 2 1881.1 2076 1226 820 88 527 601 37 0 76 8191 103 1.384 9.9 0.4 2.5 2.9 1.14
PL (1 yr) 21 25 .457 3.23 46 46 0 44 3 0 387.2 392 246 139 5 74 145 11 0 14 1646 122 1.202 9.1 0.1 1.7 3.4 1.96

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1888 21 PIT NL 207.1 25 24 104 4.51 4.64 -0.01 0.00 93.0 4.32 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.2 1.4 13 .497 .500 $
1889 22 PIT NL 420.0 49 47 254 5.44 5.90 0.11 0.00 91.0 5.27 2 0.2 1.0 -0.4 3.3 39 .504 .501 $
1890 23 PBB PL 387.2 46 46 246 5.71 6.93 -0.21 0.00 93.0 6.63 40 3.2 -0.4 4.9 73 .569 .520 $
1891 24 PIT NL 71.2 9 7 49 6.15 5.62 -0.02 0.00 96.0 5.41 -4 -0.4 1.0 -0.1 0.2 2 .459 .498 $
1891 24 BSN NL 252.1 31 30 111 3.96 5.46 0.11 0.00 108.0 5.78 57 5.6 1.0 -0.2 7.5 79 .679 .534 $
1892 25 BSN NL 299.2 37 35 144 4.32 5.04 0.31 0.00 107.0 5.07 30 3.0 1.0 -0.2 5.3 60 .581 .518 $
1893 26 BSN NL 263.0 36 31 224 7.67 6.47 0.22 0.00 105.0 6.56 -28 -2.1 1.0 -0.2 -0.1 1 .441 .487 $
1894 27 BSN NL 208.2 27 21 204 8.80 7.22 0.13 0.00 111.0 7.87 -15 -1.0 1.0 -0.2 0.6 10 .462 .494 $
1895 28 STL NL 158.2 23 16 136 7.71 6.68 -0.33 0.00 101.0 7.07 -7 -0.5 1.0 -0.1 0.7 9 .478 .497 $
8 Seasons 2269.0 283 257 1472 5.84 6.03 0.05 0.00 99.8 5.97 75 7.8 1.0 -2.1 23.8 288 .528 .505 $
BSN (4 yrs) 1023.2 131 117 683 6.00 5.96 0.20 0.00 107.5 6.20 44 5.4 1.0 -0.9 13.3 150 .541 .508 $
PIT (3 yrs) 699.0 83 78 407 5.24 5.50 0.06 0.00 92.1 5.01 -3 -0.2 1.0 -0.7 4.9 55 .497 .499 $
STL (1 yr) 158.2 23 16 136 7.71 6.68 -0.33 0.00 101.0 7.07 -7 -0.5 1.0 -0.1 0.7 9 .478 .497 $
PBB (1 yr) 387.2 46 46 246 5.71 6.93 -0.21 0.00 93.0 6.63 40 3.2 -0.4 4.9 73 .569 .520 $

Postseason Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1892 25 BSN NL CS W CLV 1 0 1.000 3.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 10 3 3 0 1 0 1.222 10.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.00
1 CS 1 0 1.000 3.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 10 3 3 0 1 0 1.222 10.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.00

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1888 21 12 12 .500 2.69 25 24 1 24 2 0 207.1 185 104 62 6 53 89 7 0 13 848 98 1.148 8.0 0.3 2.3 3.9 1.68 98
1889 22 33 38 .465 3.24 74 71 3 70 3 1 627.1 618 358 226 17 169 248 15 0 43 2646 103 1.255 8.9 0.2 2.4 3.6 1.47 103
1890 23 54 63 .462 3.24 120 117 3 114 6 1 1015.0 1010 604 365 22 243 393 26 0 57 4292 110 1.234 9.0 0.2 2.2 3.5 1.62 110
1891 24 78 76 .506 3.08 160 154 6 146 7 1 1339.0 1323 764 458 38 323 532 32 0 69 5660 115 1.229 8.9 0.3 2.2 3.6 1.65 115
1892 25 100 86 .538 3.07 197 189 8 177 10 1 1638.2 1596 908 559 48 420 625 35 0 76 6932 116 1.230 8.8 0.3 2.3 3.4 1.49 116
1893 26 118 96 .551 3.36 233 220 12 200 10 1 1901.2 1940 1132 709 70 501 686 41 0 86 8141 111 1.284 9.2 0.3 2.4 3.2 1.37 111
1894 27 130 106 .551 3.70 260 241 18 218 10 2 2110.1 2245 1336 867 85 562 718 46 0 90 9113 107 1.330 9.6 0.4 2.4 3.1 1.28 107
1895 28 136 119 .533 3.80 283 257 25 231 10 2 2269.0 2468 1472 959 93 601 746 48 0 90 9837 105 1.353 9.8 0.4 2.4 3.0 1.24 105

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1888 21 17 9 .654 2.92 237.0 225 86 77 7 64 102 9 1.219 8.5 2.4 3.9 1.59 0.3 25
1889 22 38 20 .655 2.85 524.0 480 184 166 12 129 198 9 1.162 8.2 2.2 3.4 1.53 0.2 49
1890 23 44 12 .786 2.08 511.0 400 131 118 5 76 191 11 0.932 7.0 1.3 3.4 2.51 0.1 46
1891 24 36 8 .818 1.85 400.0 319 91 82 16 82 171 6 1.003 7.2 1.8 3.8 2.09 0.4 40
1892 25 27 9 .750 2.36 328.0 259 96 86 9 92 102 3 1.070 7.1 2.5 2.8 1.11 0.2 37
1893 26 25 14 .641 3.01 356.0 340 132 119 22 80 83 6 1.180 8.6 2.0 2.1 1.04 0.6 36
1894 27 18 13 .581 3.30 284.0 273 116 104 13 55 44 4 1.155 8.7 1.7 1.4 0.80 0.4 27
1895 28 13 9 .591 3.22 207.0 221 82 74 8 39 36 2 1.256 9.6 1.7 1.6 0.92 0.3 23
8 Yrs 218 94 .699 2.61 2847.0 2517 918 826 92 617 927 50 1.101 8.0 2.9 1.50 0.3 283

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1890 PL  5.0 (8th)
1891 NL  7.6 (5th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1890 PL  4.9 (5th)
1891 NL  7.7 (5th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1889 NL  3.51 (6th)
1890 PL  3.23 (2nd)
1891 NL  2.58 (4th)

Wins s c a p y
1889 NL  21 (7th)
1890 PL  21 (9th)
1891 NL  24 (6th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1891 NL  .649 (3rd)
1892 NL  .688 (5th)
1893 NL  .643 (5th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1889 NL  1.307 (5th)
1890 PL  1.202 (1st)
1891 NL  1.213 (1st)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1890 PL  9.101 (7th)
1891 NL  8.694 (7th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1889 NL  2.486 (6th)
1890 PL  1.718 (1st)
1891 NL  2.222 (2nd)
1893 NL  2.772 (4th)
1894 NL  2.631 (4th)
1895 NL  2.212 (4th)
Career  2.384 (233rd)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1890 PL  3.366 (9th)
1891 NL  3.861 (6th)

Games Played s c a p y
1889 NL  49 (2nd)
1890 PL  46 (5th)

Saves s c a p y
1889 NL  1 (4th)
1894 NL  1 (9th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1889 NL  420.0 (2nd)
1890 PL  387.7 (4th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1889 NL  159 (3rd)
1890 PL  145 (4th)
1891 NL  139 (8th)

Games Started s c a p y
1889 NL  47 (2nd)
1890 PL  46 (3rd)

Complete Games s c a p y
1889 NL  46 (2nd)
1890 PL  44 (3rd)
Career  231 (99th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1890 PL  3 (2nd)
1892 NL  3 (7th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1891 NL  16 (3rd)
1893 NL  22 (1st)
1894 NL  15 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
1889 NL  433 (2nd)
1890 PL  392 (7th)
Career  2,468 (238th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1889 NL  1.371 (5th)
1890 PL  1.960 (1st)
1891 NL  1.738 (2nd)
1893 NL  0.753 (4th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1889 NL  0.236 (7th)
1890 PL  0.116 (3rd)

Losses s c a p y
1889 NL  26 (1st)
1890 PL  25 (2nd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1889 NL  164 (4th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1889 NL  30 (1st)
Career  90 (133rd)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1889 NL  1,798 (2nd)
1890 PL  1,646 (5th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1888 NL  1 (9th)
1895 NL  7 (8th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1890 PL  121 (6th)
1891 NL  138 (3rd)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1890 PL  27 (6th)
1891 NL  32 (5th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1890 PL  2.2 (6th)
1891 NL  3.0 (5th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 2 (744), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 83 (292), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 33 (406), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 12 (675), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Pete Donohue (950)
  2. Bob Purkey (947)
  3. Kid Gleason (944)
  4. Doc Medich (938)
  5. Mike Boddicker (934)
  6. Frank Kitson (933)
  7. Charlie Leibrandt (931)
  8. Jack Taylor (929)
  9. Dock Ellis (929)
  10. Frank Lary (929)
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  1. Rickey Clark (988)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  3. Doc McJames (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Lee Viau (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Larry Dierker (948)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Waite Hoyt (942) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Mel Harder (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Frank Dwyer (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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