Fred Blanding vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Fred Blanding
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Fred Blanding 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 3.13 and 1.395 for Fred Blanding. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Blanding and Harry Salisbury

Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.59
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.95
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.51
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.45
49.45
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.72
59.72
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.63
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
3.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2443
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
814.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
859
9.49
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
3.06
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
3.07
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.52
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.682
0.682
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.23
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.18
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3377
37.32
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1794
38.08
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.51
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
4.37
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
34.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.32
37.32
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Fred Blanding and Harry Salisbury

Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
28.8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
47.8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
2.54
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.6
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.3
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
56
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
3.11
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
52.4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
2.8
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.57
93.57
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.819
1.819
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Blanding and Harry Salisbury

Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
265.45
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
600
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
547.27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
118.18
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
100
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.91
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.45
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.82
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.18
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.79
39.62
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
145.45
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
149.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
50.91
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
43.64
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
92.73
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.03
43.69
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.45
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
25.45
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
58
105.45
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
5.69
5.69
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.82
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.82
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA