Virgil Cheeves vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Virgil Cheeves
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Virgil Cheeves 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 4.73 and 1.557 for Virgil Cheeves. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Virgil Cheeves and Harry Salisbury

Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.18
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.51
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.06
49.06
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.45
50.45
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.35
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
4.73
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1376
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458.2
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
10.32
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.32
10.32
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.55
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
3.69
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.92
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.52
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.624
0.624
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.45
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2035
39.93
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.63
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
5.44
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.557
1.557
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1824
35.79
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.93
39.93
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Virgil Cheeves and Harry Salisbury

Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.01
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1338
27
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
9
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.26
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.26
90.26
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.928
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Virgil Cheeves and Harry Salisbury

Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
432.47
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
154
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
141
549.35
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.497
0.497
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
101.3
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
77.92
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.58
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.38
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.88
30.72
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
136.36
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
124.68
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
11
42.86
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.58
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
14
54.55
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.11
27.71
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.79
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.58
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
39
151.95
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
27.27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA