Don Gross vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Don Gross
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Don Gross 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 3.73 and 1.337 for Don Gross. 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 Gross and Harry Salisbury

Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
3.28
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.84
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.45
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.52
25.52
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.73
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1194
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
9.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.02
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
2.65
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.34
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
5.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.872
0.872
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1689
38.19
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.24
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
4.25
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.299
1.299
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1565
35.39
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.19
38.19
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Don Gross and Harry Salisbury

Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
3.28
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.84
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1195
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
398.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.66
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.63
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
2.33
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
2.28
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.697
0.697
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.52
25.52
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Gross and Harry Salisbury

Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
719.01
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
104
515.7
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
11
54.55
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
77.42
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
8.45
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
12.74
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
13
64.46
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
83.87
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
16
79.34
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.83
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
69.42
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.4
-6.93
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.54
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.79
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
158.68
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
3.78
3.78
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.55
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA