Matt Boyd vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Matt Boyd
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Matt Boyd 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 4.57 and 1.283 for Matt Boyd. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Boyd and Harry Salisbury

Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.76
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.65
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.64
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.8
43.8
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
4.57
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1053
8.71
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
8.87
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.46
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
2.78
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1045
8.64
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.26
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4614
38.17
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
4.87
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.64
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.277
1.277
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4172
34.51
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.17
38.17
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Matt Boyd and Harry Salisbury

Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.76
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.65
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.31
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
1.31
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.21
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.41
92.41
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.43
93.43
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Boyd and Harry Salisbury

Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
10650
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
56.41
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.664
0.664
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
73.06
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA