Willie Burns vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Willie Burns
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Willie Burns 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 7.91 and 1.903 for Willie Burns. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Burns and Harry Salisbury

Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.29
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.98
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
7.91
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
12.55
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.55
12.55
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
4.58
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
3.07
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.52
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
44.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
9.35
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
5.52
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.72
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.903
1.903
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
38.38
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1746
37.06
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.13
44.13
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Willie Burns and Harry Salisbury

Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.26
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.98
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.95
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.38
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.74
89.74
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.26
90.26
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.24
43.24
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Burns and Harry Salisbury

Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
406.15
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
65
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
61
563.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
120
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
83.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.92
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.92
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.35
40.17
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
156.92
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
147.69
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.92
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.69
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
64.62
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
41.81
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.58
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Willie Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA