Willie Banks vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Willie Banks
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Willie Banks 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 4.75 and 1.557 for Willie Banks. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Banks and Harry Salisbury

Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
2.67
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.24
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.49
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.58
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.41
46.41
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
4.75
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1831
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
632
9.32
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.96
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
4.45
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.24
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
6.31
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.6
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.3
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.22
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2717
40.06
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.59
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
5.46
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.37
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.24
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.84
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2359
34.79
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.07
40.07
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Willie Banks and Harry Salisbury

Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
2.67
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.24
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1831
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.84
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.96
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.95
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.8
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.41
46.41
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Banks and Harry Salisbury

Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
1380
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
80
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
68
510
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
90
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
75
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
22.41
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
105
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
120
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.5
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
45
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
20.75
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
23
172.5
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.48
3.48
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA