Clay Buchholz vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Clay Buchholz
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Clay Buchholz 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 3.98 and 1.307 for Clay Buchholz. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Buchholz and Harry Salisbury

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.59
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.47
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.61
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.47
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.6
56.6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.37
92.37
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
3.98
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3997
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1332.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.59
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
8.87
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.94
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
3.09
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1024
6.92
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.2
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.33
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5607
37.88
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1794
38.08
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
4.35
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.31
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.99
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.299
1.299
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5034
34.01
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Clay Buchholz and Harry Salisbury

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.59
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.48
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3997
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1332.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.95
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
0.91
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
1.97
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
1.86
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.52
94.52
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.8
92.8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Buchholz and Harry Salisbury

Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
2644.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
54
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
46
511.11
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
44.44
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
77.42
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
7.45
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
12.74
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
55.56
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
83.87
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
66.67
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.16
-12.94
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.54
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
24
266.67
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA