Johnny Gorsica vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Johnny Gorsica
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Johnny Gorsica 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 4.18 and 1.416 for Johnny Gorsica. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Johnny Gorsica and Harry Salisbury

Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.54
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.39
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.49
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.29
44.29
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.37
31.37
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
4.18
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2171
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723.2
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
9.68
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.55
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
3.07
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
3.38
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.52
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.717
0.717
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3136
39
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.99
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
4.79
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2872
35.72
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Johnny Gorsica and Harry Salisbury

Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.01
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1338
27
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
9
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.64
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.26
90.26
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.412
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Johnny Gorsica and Harry Salisbury

Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
541.77
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
600
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
549.37
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
113.92
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
86.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.66
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.66
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.85
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.04
38.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
159.49
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
146.84
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
58.23
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
91.14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.18
38.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.91
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
42
106.33
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
5.64
5.64
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Johnny Gorsica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.72
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Gorsica
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA