Al Grabowski vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Al Grabowski
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Al Grabowski 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 4.07 and 1.420 for Al Grabowski. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Grabowski and Harry Salisbury

Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.24
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.8
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.52
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.9
35.9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.07
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
9.52
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
3.27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.73
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.777
0.777
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
39.15
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.92
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
4.82
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
35.77
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Al Grabowski and Harry Salisbury

Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.01
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1338
27
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
9
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.12
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.26
90.26
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Grabowski and Harry Salisbury

Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
482.35
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
49
576.47
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
188.24
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
129.41
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.06
83.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
258.82
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
200
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
117.65
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
188.24
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.82
91.96
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
11
129.41
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4.64
4.64
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA