Nelson Chittum vs. Harry Salmon — Career Comparison

Nelson Chittum
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harry Salmon
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harry Salmon built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson Chittum as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Salmon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.61 and WHIP 1.238 compared to 3.84 and 1.397 for Nelson Chittum. By the career numbers, Harry Salmon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Chittum and Harry Salmon

Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
5.29
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.46
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.01
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.62
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.47
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.72
56.72
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.89
68.89
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.71
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.84
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
3.61
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3326
27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1108.2
9
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
9
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1170
9.5
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.66
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.28
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.18
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.65
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.97
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
4.59
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.794
0.794
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
0.694
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.16
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
38.51
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4188
34
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.25
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.29
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.5
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
4.57
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.06
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.57
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
35.21
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3835
31.13
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
34

Fielding Stats for Nelson Chittum and Harry Salmon

Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
5.29
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1.67
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.08
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3580
27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1193.1
9
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.79
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.58
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.85
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.28
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.65
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
3.06
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.65
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
2.86
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.35
93.35
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.707
1.707
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.41
64.41
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Chittum and Harry Salmon

Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
2181.82
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
249.39
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
575
600
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
560.35
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.516
0.516
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
117.91
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
100.17
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11.48
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.26
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
17.74
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
31.86
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.42
32.78
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
141.91
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
132.52
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
59.48
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
42.78
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
102.26
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
27.56
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.51
37.05
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.61
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.04
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
575
575
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
25.04
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.13
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.13
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100