Don Drysdale vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Don Drysdale
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Don Drysdale 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 2.95 and 1.184 for Don Drysdale. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Don Drysdale and Harry Salisbury

Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
1.36
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.22
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.55
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.44
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.73
55.73
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.77
89.77
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
0.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1124
2.95
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
8.09
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
8.87
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
0.73
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
855
2.24
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.32
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2486
6.52
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.22
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.4
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14097
36.97
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1794
38.08
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
3.39
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.148
1.148
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13088
34.32
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Don Drysdale and Harry Salisbury

Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
1.36
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.22
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.49
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
1.8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.15
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
933
2.45
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
874
2.29
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.68
93.68
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.687
1.687
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Drysdale and Harry Salisbury

Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547
250.73
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1309
600
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1169
535.83
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
99.92
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
71.5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
11.92
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.21
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
13.29
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
28.42
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.48
37.81
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
158.14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
129.72
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
51.8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
82.51
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.13
31.69
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.29
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
27.5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
370
169.6
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
31.63
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.75
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
34
15.58
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA