Gerry Staley
1947–1961 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics, NLS, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals
640G
.126AVG
.184OBP
.139SLG
66H
1HR
19RBI
0SB
134–111W–L
1,981IP
726K
3.68ERA
186GS
61SV
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 640 | 616 | 524 | 35 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 37 | 116 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 73 | .126 | .184 | .139 | .323 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,981.0 | 640 | 186 | 58 | 134 | 111 | 61 | 2,069 | 947 | 811 | 186 | 530 | 726 | 0 | 0 | 3.68 | 1.312 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1951-07-16 to 1951-07-27
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1953-05-29 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 12 innings pitched | 1954-06-17 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1954-04-17 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 321 | 313 | 35 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 63 | .131 | .169 | .142 |
| Away | 319 | 303 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 53 | .121 | .165 | .136 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 52 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .073 | .116 | .073 |
| May | 119 | 115 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 23 | .186 | .217 | .216 |
| June | 125 | 123 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 19 | .160 | .203 | .179 |
| July | 129 | 110 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 23 | .134 | .173 | .144 |
| August | 119 | 103 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 21 | .080 | .146 | .080 |
| September | 94 | 96 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .086 | .115 | .099 |
| October | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 53 | 84 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | .139 | .190 | .153 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 52 | 72 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | .113 | .139 | .177 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 52 | 84 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 18 | .111 | .155 | .111 |
| cleveland-guardians | 52 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .231 | .226 | .231 |
| chicago-cubs | 47 | 92 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | .115 | .130 | .128 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 47 | 65 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | .169 | .200 | .186 |
| baltimore-orioles | 44 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .077 | .188 | .077 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 41 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | .125 | .172 | .125 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 18 | 6 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 29 | 14 |
| 1948 | St. Louis Cardinals | 31 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | .222 | 52 | 23 |
| 1949 | St. Louis Cardinals | 45 | 41 | 5 | – | – | – | .122 | 171 | 55 |
| 1950 | St. Louis Cardinals | 42 | 55 | 8 | – | – | – | .145 | 169 | 61 |
| 1951 | St. Louis Cardinals | 42 | 81 | 13 | – | 5 | – | .160 | 226 | 67 |
| 1952 | St. Louis Cardinals | 35 | 85 | 13 | – | 1 | – | .153 | 239 | 93 |
| 1953 | St. Louis Cardinals | 40 | 78 | 8 | – | 2 | – | .103 | 230 | 88 |
| 1954 | St. Louis Cardinals | 48 | 36 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .139 | 155 | 50 |
| 1955 | Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees | 32 | 35 | 2 | – | 3 | – | .057 | 121 | 40 |
| 1956 | Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees | 27 | 33 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .091 | 101 | 26 |
| 1957 |  Chicago White Sox | 47 | 22 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .045 | 105 | 44 |
| 1958 | Chicago White Sox | 50 | 11 | – | – | 1 | – | .000 | 85 | 27 |
| 1959 | Chicago White Sox | 67 | 13 | 2 | – | – | – | .154 | 116 | 54 |
| 1960 | Chicago White Sox | 64 | 17 | 4 | – | 3 | – | .235 | 115 | 52 |
| 1961 | Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics | 52 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 61 | 32 |