Harry Staley
Henry Eli Staley
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: November 3, 1866 in Jacksonville, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: June 23, 1888
Final Game: July 30, 1895
Died: January 12, 1910 in Battle Creek, MI
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Standard Pitching

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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 1791 106 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 10 0 18 1625 121 1.202 9.1 0.1 1.7 3.4 1.96
1891 24 TOT NL 24 13 .649 2.58 40 37 2 32 1 0 324.0 313 160 93 15 80 139 0 0 12 0 138 1.213 8.7 0.4 2.2 3.9 1.74
1891 24 PIT NL 4 5 .444 2.89 9 7 1 6 0 0 71.2 77 49 23 4 11 25 0 0 2 0 113 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 11 69 114 0 0 10 0 146 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 0 0 7 0 116 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 0 0 10 0 96 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 0 208.2 305 204 158 15 61 32 0 0 4 0 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 0 0 0 0 92 1.651 12.6 0.5 2.2 1.6 0.72
8 Seasons 136 119 .533 3.80 283 257 24 231 10 1 2269.0 2468 1472 959 92 601 746 25 0 94 4264 106 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 3 0 12 537 106 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 0 1023.2 1158 683 479 58 308 300 0 0 31 0 104 1.432 10.2 0.5 2.7 2.6 0.97
PIT (3 yrs) 37 43 .463 3.21 83 78 4 76 3 1 699.0 695 407 249 21 180 273 15 0 45 2639 105 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 0 0 0 0 92 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 10 0 18 1625 121 1.202 9.1 0.1 1.7 3.4 1.96
NL (7 yrs) 115 94 .550 3.92 237 211 24 187 7 1 1881.1 2076 1226 820 87 527 601 15 0 76 2639 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 10 0 18 1625 121 1.202 9.1 0.1 1.7 3.4 1.96

Postseason Pitching

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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

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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 2639 104 1.255 8.9 0.2 2.4 3.6 1.47 104
1890 23 54 63 .462 3.24 120 117 3 114 6 1 1015.0 1010 604 365 22 243 393 25 0 61 4264 110 1.234 9.0 0.2 2.2 3.5 1.62 110
1891 24 78 76 .506 3.08 160 154 5 146 7 1 1339.0 1323 764 458 37 323 532 25 0 73 4264 116 1.229 8.9 0.2 2.2 3.6 1.65 116
1892 25 100 86 .538 3.07 197 189 7 177 10 1 1638.2 1596 908 559 47 420 625 25 0 80 4264 116 1.230 8.8 0.3 2.3 3.4 1.49 116
1893 26 118 96 .551 3.36 233 220 11 200 10 1 1901.2 1940 1132 709 69 501 686 25 0 90 4264 112 1.284 9.2 0.3 2.4 3.2 1.37 112
1894 27 130 106 .551 3.70 260 241 17 218 10 1 2110.1 2245 1336 867 84 562 718 25 0 94 4264 107 1.330 9.6 0.4 2.4 3.1 1.28 107
1895 28 136 119 .533 3.80 283 257 24 231 10 1 2269.0 2468 1472 959 92 601 746 25 0 94 4264 106 1.353 9.8 0.4 2.4 3.0 1.24 106

Neutralized Pitching

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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 2.91 238.0 224 86 77 7 64 102 8 1.210 8.5 2.4 3.9 1.59 0.3 25
1889 22 39 19 .672 2.80 524.0 475 181 163 12 127 198 9 1.149 8.2 2.2 3.4 1.56 0.2 49
1890 23 43 12 .782 2.13 502.0 402 132 119 5 76 188 10 0.952 7.2 1.4 3.4 2.47 0.1 46
1891 24 0.00 0.0 0 91 82 0 0 0 0 40
1892 25 0.00 0.0 0 96 86 0 0 0 0 37
1893 26 0.00 0.0 0 130 117 0 0 0 0 36
1894 27 0.00 0.0 0 117 105 0 0 0 0 27
1895 28 0.00 0.0 0 82 74 0 0 0 0 23
8 Seasons 99 40 .712 5.86 1264.0 1101 915 823 24 267 488 27 1.082 7.8 3.5 1.83 0.2 283

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1889 NL  3.514 (6th)
1890 PL  3.227 (2nd)
1891 NL  2.583 (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 (228th)

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)

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  15 (3rd)
1893 NL  22 (1st)
1894 NL  15 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
1889 NL  433 (2nd)
1890 PL  392 (7th)
Career  2468 (232nd)

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  .753 (4th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1889 NL  .236 (7th)
1890 PL  .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)
1890 PL  18 (10th)
Career  94 (98th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1889 NL  1791 (2nd)
1890 PL  1625 (5th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1888 NL  1 (10th)
1895 NL  7 (8th)

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

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 2 (718), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 80 (296), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 33 (398), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 12 (662), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  1. Pete Donohue (949)
  2. Bob Purkey (946)
  3. Kid Gleason (943)
  4. Doc Medich (937)
  5. Mike Boddicker (934)
  6. Charlie Leibrandt (931)
  7. Frank Kitson (930)
  8. Dock Ellis (929)
  9. Frank Lary (928)
  10. Jack Taylor (928)
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  1. Rickey Clark (988)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. George Kahler (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  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 (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Frank Dwyer (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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