Ches Buchanan vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Ches Buchanan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Ches Buchanan 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 4.88 and 1.464 for Ches Buchanan. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ches Buchanan and Harry Salisbury

Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.11
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.65
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.22
72.22
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.65
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
4.88
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
951
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
10.16
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.48
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
2.95
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.84
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.52
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.644
0.644
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1410
40.03
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
6.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
5.52
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.54
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289
36.6
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.03
40.03
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Ches Buchanan and Harry Salisbury

Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
951
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
2.41
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
2.9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
2.64
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.18
91.18
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.722
1.722
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ches Buchanan and Harry Salisbury

Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
270.97
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
124
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
110
532.26
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
58.06
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
77.42
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
48.39
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.68
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.68
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
15.38
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
67.74
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
83.87
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
116.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
62.9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.35
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
82.26
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
6.97
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
58.06
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.68
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.58
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
62
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26.57
26.57
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Ches Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.68
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ches Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA