Lefty Bowe vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Lefty Bowe
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Lefty Bowe 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 3.02 and 1.310 for Lefty Bowe. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Bowe and Harry Salisbury

Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.85
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.17
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.16
63.16
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.58
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.02
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.41
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
8.87
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.39
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
7.9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
39.57
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.19
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.311
1.311
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
33.53
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Lefty Bowe and Harry Salisbury

Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.85
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.17
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.83
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
2.54
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.12
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
3.11
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.02
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
2.8
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.632
1.632
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Bowe and Harry Salisbury

Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
335.29
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
32
564.71
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
77.42
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
4.42
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
12.74
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
83.87
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.1
-19.45
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.54
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.58
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
34
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26.57
26.57
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA