Gerry Staley

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1947-1961)

W–L 134–111
ERA 3.70
WHIP 1.31
SO 727
Pitcher PIV 5929.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 195 lb
Born
8/21/1920 in Brush Prairie, WA, USA
Died
1/2/2008 in Vancouver, WA, USA
MLB Debut
1947-04-20
Last Game
1961-09-25
Awards
3× All-Star

Full name: Gerald Lee Staley

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
134 111 640 186 58 9 61 1981.7 2,070 814 187 529 727 3.70 5929.9

Career ERA 3.70 vs. league average 3.98 across their career seasons — 7.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1947 SLN NL 1 0 18 1 1 0 0 29.3 33 9 8 14 2.76 3.97 (+30%) 312.4
1948 SLN NL 4 4 31 3 0 0 0 52.0 61 40 21 23 6.92 4.10 (-69%) -321.4
1949 SLN NL 10 10 45 17 5 2 6 171.3 154 52 41 55 2.73 4.12 (+34%) 4208.4
1950 SLN NL 13 13 42 22 7 1 3 169.7 201 94 61 62 4.99 4.36 (-14%) 1013.6
1951 SLN NL 19 13 42 30 10 4 3 227.0 244 96 74 67 3.81 4.04 (+6%) 1580.3
1952 SLN NL 17 14 35 33 15 0 0 239.7 238 87 52 93 3.27 3.70 (+12%) 1326.7
1953 SLN NL 18 9 40 32 10 1 4 230.0 243 102 54 88 3.99 4.14 (+4%) -2109.6
1954 SLN NL 7 13 48 20 3 1 2 155.7 198 91 47 50 5.26 3.90 (-35%) -2465.5
1955 CIN NL 5 8 30 18 2 0 0 119.7 146 62 28 40 4.66 4.00 (-17%) -2597.3
1955 NYA AL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 5 3 1 0 13.50 — 0.0
1956 NYA AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 4 4 0 1 108.00 — 0.0
1956 CHA AL 8 3 26 10 5 0 0 101.7 98 33 20 25 2.92 3.96 (+26%) -220.6
1957 CHA AL 5 1 47 0 0 0 7 105.0 95 24 27 44 2.06 3.83 (+46%) 1547.6
1958 CHA AL 4 5 50 0 0 0 8 85.3 81 30 24 27 3.16 3.86 (+18%) -745.0
1959 CHA AL 8 5 67 0 0 0 14 116.3 111 29 25 54 2.24 3.90 (+43%) 3237.7
1960 CHA AL 13 8 64 0 0 0 10 115.3 94 31 25 52 2.42 3.82 (+37%) 1660.4
1961 CHA AL 0 3 16 0 0 0 0 18.0 17 10 5 8 5.00 4.03 (-24%) -296.4
1961 KC1 AL 1 1 23 0 0 0 2 30.0 32 12 10 16 3.60 4.03 (+11%) -310.7
1961 DET AL 1 1 13 0 0 0 2 13.3 15 5 6 8 3.38 4.03 (+16%) 109.4
Career · 19 seasons 134 111 640 186 58 9 61 1,981.2 2,070 814 529 727 3.70 — 5,930

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
640 525 35 66 4 0 1 19 0 38 116 .126 .186 .139 .325 -2,647

Career AVG .126 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 51.6% below league average.

Career OBP .186 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 44.2% below league average.

Career SLG .139 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 64.3% below league average.

Career OPS .325 vs. league average .722 across their career seasons — 55.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1947 SLN NL 18 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1948 SLN NL 31 9 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 .222 — — — — 0.0
1949 SLN NL 45 41 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 12 .122 — — — — 0.0
1950 SLN NL 42 55 5 8 2 0 0 0 0 3 9 .145 .265 (-45%) .346 (-45%) .401 (-55%) .747 (-50%) -464.8
1951 SLN NL 42 81 3 13 1 0 0 5 0 3 14 .160 .260 (-38%) .336 (-43%) .385 (-55%) .721 (-50%) -646.9
1952 SLN NL 35 85 6 13 0 0 0 1 0 2 10 .153 .252 (-39%) .326 (-47%) .369 (-59%) .696 (-53%) -701.6
1953 SLN NL 40 78 4 8 0 0 0 2 0 4 21 .103 .264 (-61%) .335 (-56%) .397 (-74%) .733 (-66%) -833.5
1954 SLN NL 48 36 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 4 8 .139 — — — — 0.0
1955 CIN NL 30 36 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 11 .056 — — — — 0.0
1955 NYA AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1956 NYA AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1956 CHA AL 26 32 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 .094 — — — — 0.0
1957 CHA AL 47 22 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 .045 — — — — 0.0
1958 CHA AL 50 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 .000 — — — — 0.0
1959 CHA AL 67 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 .154 — — — — 0.0
1960 CHA AL 64 17 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 2 5 .235 — — — — 0.0
1961 CHA AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1961 KC1 AL 23 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1961 DET AL 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 640 525 35 66 4 0 1 19 0 38 116 .126 — — — — -2,647

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1959 WS CHA 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 4 0 1 8.3 8 2 0 3 2.16

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1959 WS CHA 0 1 4 0 1 8.3 8 2 0 3 2.16

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home3212671935013.131
Away319257163116.121

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home3211041.210463812693843.29
Away319939.110234302613424.12

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1961-09-25 DETKC1L 000000000
1961-09-25 DETKC1W 100000001
1961-09-24 DETLAAW 000000000
1961-09-10 DETBOSL 000000000
1961-09-04 DETBALL 000000000
1961-09-03 DETNYYL 000000000
1961-08-30 DETCHWL 000000000
1961-08-27 DETTEXW 000000000
1961-08-23 DETCLEL 000000000
1961-08-17 DETBALL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1961-09-25 DETKC1 — 1.0100000
1961-09-25 DETKC1 SV 2.0210020
1961-09-24 DETLAA — 0.1100000
1961-09-10 DETBOS — 1.0100100
1961-09-04 DETBAL — 1.0000100
1961-09-03 DETNYY L 0.0222001
1961-08-30 DETCHW — 0.0122100
1961-08-27 DETTEX SV 0.1000010
1961-08-23 DETCLE — 2.0411200
1961-08-17 DETBAL — 2.0100030

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 640 48 146 481 19 33

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1947 SLN P 18 0 0 10 0 1
1948 SLN P 31 0 0 15 1 1
1949 SLN P 45 0 11 46 1 2
1950 SLN P 42 0 10 46 0 4
1951 SLN P 42 0 14 54 1 2
1952 SLN P 35 0 27 55 2 5
1953 SLN P 40 0 13 52 4 2
1954 SLN P 48 20 26 32 1 2
1955 CIN P 30 18 9 24 2 3
1955 NYA P 2 0 0 1 1 0
1956 NYA P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1956 CHA P 26 10 4 23 0 2
1957 CHA P 47 0 5 31 2 0
1958 CHA P 50 0 6 28 0 3
1959 CHA P 67 0 7 19 2 3
1960 CHA P 64 0 10 31 2 1
1961 CHA P 16 0 2 3 0 0
1961 KC1 P 23 0 1 8 0 2
1961 DET P 13 0 1 3 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 640

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1960 Most Valuable Player AL 23th 4.0 336 0
1959 Most Valuable Player AL 28th 1.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Gerry Staley (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Firpo Marberry
    148-88, 3.63 ERA
  2. 97
    Dick Drago
    108-117, 3.62 ERA
  3. 96
    Syl Johnson
    112-117, 4.06 ERA
  4. 92
    Dennis Lamp
    96-96, 3.93 ERA
  5. 88
    Bob Stanley
    115-97, 3.64 ERA
  6. 88
    Dick Tidrow
    100-94, 3.68 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Gerry Staley

What years did Gerry Staley play?
Gerry Staley played in Major League Baseball from 1947 to 1961.
Was Gerry Staley a pitcher?
Yes. Gerry Staley pitched in the major leagues, recording 134 wins and 727 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Gerry Staley hit?
Gerry Staley hit 1 career home runs with 66 hits.