David Cone vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

David Cone 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 3.46 and 1.271 for David Cone. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Harry Salisbury

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
1.4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.11
93.11
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1115
3.46
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
8.87
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1794
38.08
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Harry Salisbury

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
1.4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.61
94.61
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Harry Salisbury

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.7
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
70.21
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.51
15.97
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
93.19
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
105.96
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
35.74
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
63.83
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.51
9.59
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.43
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
91
116.17
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
5.16
5.16
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA