Ken Clay vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Ken Clay
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Ken Clay 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 4.68 and 1.533 for Ken Clay. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Clay and Harry Salisbury

Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.82
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.92
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.61
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.43
32.43
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
4.68
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1061
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
353.2
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
9.9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.89
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
3.59
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
3.28
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.52
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.763
0.763
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.59
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.3
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1560
39.7
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
5.29
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.92
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.499
1.499
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1382
35.17
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.7
39.7
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Ken Clay and Harry Salisbury

Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.82
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.92
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1061
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
353.2
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.79
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.07
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.98
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.86
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.658
0.658
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.43
32.43
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Clay and Harry Salisbury

Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
158.06
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
600
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
77.42
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
12.74
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
83.87
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.54
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.58
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA