Guy Bush vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Guy Bush
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Guy Bush 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 3.86 and 1.399 for Guy Bush. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Guy Bush and Harry Salisbury

Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
1.79
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
1.02
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.58
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.45
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.41
56.41
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.83
56.83
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
0.5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1166
3.86
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8166
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2722
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2950
9.75
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.5
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
859
2.84
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
850
2.81
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.52
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.628
0.628
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.17
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.14
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11750
38.85
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.48
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1369
4.53
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.399
1.399
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10850
35.87
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Guy Bush and Harry Salisbury

Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.01
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1338
27
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
9
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.38
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.26
90.26
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Guy Bush and Harry Salisbury

Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
326.4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
888
532.8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
85.8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
77.4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
19.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
95.4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
116.4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
34.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
31.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
65.4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.61
15.97
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
30
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
162
97.2
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
6.17
6.17
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
36.6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA