Joe Decker vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Joe Decker
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Joe Decker 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 4.17 and 1.531 for Joe Decker. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Decker and Harry Salisbury

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.93
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.46
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.56
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.08
69.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
4.17
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
710
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
8.9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.74
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
4.78
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
5.81
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.47
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.3
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3125
39.61
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
4.6
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.42
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.66
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2679
33.96
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Joe Decker and Harry Salisbury

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.92
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2133
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.73
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
1.94
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.84
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.77
94.77
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.954
0.954
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.08
69.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Decker and Harry Salisbury

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
1669.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
55
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
46
501.82
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
87.27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
36.71
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
141.82
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
120
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
76.36
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
31.38
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
22
240
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA