Alex Cobb vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Alex Cobb
MillenialMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Alex Cobb 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 3.84 and 1.284 for Alex Cobb. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Cobb and Harry Salisbury

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.54
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.52
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.97
50.97
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
566
3.84
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1307
8.86
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
8.87
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.95
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
2.6
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
7.51
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.35
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.3
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.32
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5577
37.81
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1794
38.08
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
4.2
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.273
1.273
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5102
34.59
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Alex Cobb and Harry Salisbury

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.7
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.35
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
2.16
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
2.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.67
94.67
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.296
1.296
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Cobb and Harry Salisbury

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
5376.92
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
24
553.85
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
77.42
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
6.59
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
12.74
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
83.87
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
-1
-23.01
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.54
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA