No, am staffs were taken in a different direction (in the beginning pits and staffies were the same dog) The staffs were bred more for the show ring, and the pits for gameness, so there is a difference. The staffies tend to be more uniform in type than the pits, but pits excell in what they were originally bred for.. and I don't mean only dog fighting. Originally they were bred to help butchers get control of the bulls for slaughter.. bull baiting sprung off from that. But nowadays there are more humane uses for their gameness... weight pulls agility etc..

Ok I'm rambling now. lol