Steve Cooke vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Steve Cooke
Gen XHawaiiThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Steve Cooke 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 4.31 and 1.454 for Steve Cooke. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Cooke and Harry Salisbury

Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.7
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.59
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
4.31
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549.2
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
585
9.58
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
3.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
5.49
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2383
39.02
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
4.78
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.65
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.75
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.412
1.412
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2119
34.7
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Steve Cooke and Harry Salisbury

Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.7
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549.2
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.18
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.59
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
1.51
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.85
94.85
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.885
0.885
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Cooke and Harry Salisbury

Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
323.32
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
600
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
171
531.61
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
24
74.61
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
77.42
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
20
62.18
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
10
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
12.74
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
87.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
25
77.72
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
8
24.87
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.76
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
15
46.63
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.37
-4.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.54
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
47
146.11
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
4.11
4.11
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
62.18
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.54
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA