Paul Byrd vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Paul Byrd
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Paul Byrd 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 4.41 and 1.344 for Paul Byrd. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Paul Byrd and Harry Salisbury

Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
1.83
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.36
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.58
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.51
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.17
53.17
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.2
74.2
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
831
4.41
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5091
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1697
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1857
9.85
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.85
9.85
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
1.31
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
2.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.12
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
4.9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.19
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.33
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7266
38.54
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
4.93
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.21
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.66
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.331
1.331
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6707
35.57
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Paul Byrd and Harry Salisbury

Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
1.83
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.36
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5091
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1697
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.59
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
0.95
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
1.68
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
1.55
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.41
92.41
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.2
74.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Paul Byrd and Harry Salisbury

Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
1053.81
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
600
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
156
475.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
24
73.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
77.42
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
73.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.08
15.47
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
24
73.1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
83.87
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
115.74
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
11
33.5
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
30.46
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
63.96
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.44
16.56
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
36.55
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
39
118.78
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
5.05
5.05
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Paul Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
82.23
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.09
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA