Lefty Calhoun vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Lefty Calhoun
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis-New Orleans StarsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Lefty Calhoun 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 4.4 and 1.417 for Lefty Calhoun. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Calhoun and Harry Salisbury

Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.98
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.93
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.43
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.18
41.18
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.88
46.88
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.5
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
4.4
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
872
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
290.2
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
9.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
3.56
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
4.68
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.915
0.915
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1277
39.54
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.71
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
5.67
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
5.52
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.59
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1134
35.11
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Lefty Calhoun and Harry Salisbury

Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.88
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1075
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
358.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.55
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.53
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
2.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
2.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.65
97.65
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.107
1.107
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Calhoun and Harry Salisbury

Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
318.88
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
143
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
134
562.24
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
92.31
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
75.52
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.59
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.78
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.56
23.31
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
113.29
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
117.48
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
13
54.55
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
75.52
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
130.07
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.77
20.02
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.98
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.58
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
143
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26.57
26.57
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.59
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA