Earl Allen vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Earl Allen
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Earl Allen built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Salisbury as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Salisbury posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.55 and WHIP 1.099 compared to 6.75 and 2.167 for Earl Allen. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earl Allen and Harry Salisbury

Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.75
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
13.5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
48
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
5.52
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.167
2.167
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
42
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1746
37.06
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Earl Allen and Harry Salisbury

Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.01
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1338
27
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
9
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.26
90.26
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earl Allen and Harry Salisbury

Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
583.87
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA