Alan Foster vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Alan Foster
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Alan Foster 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 3.74 and 1.364 for Alan Foster. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alan Foster and Harry Salisbury

Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.3
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.42
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.55
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.24
43.24
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.2
68.2
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.23
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
3.74
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3076
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
988
8.67
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
8.87
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.87
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
3.36
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
4.4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.862
0.862
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.23
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.18
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4364
38.31
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.18
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
4.22
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.33
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.23
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.38
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3896
34.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Alan Foster and Harry Salisbury

Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.3
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3079
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1026.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.68
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.01
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
1.82
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
1.69
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.24
93.24
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.2
68.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alan Foster and Harry Salisbury

Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
389.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
510.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
60.52
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
77.42
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
57.06
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.46
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.46
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.81
10.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
12.74
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
63.98
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
83.87
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
88.18
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
17
29.39
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
29.39
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
58.79
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-0.7
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.54
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
27.67
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
84
145.24
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4.13
4.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
58.79
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.46
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA