Lefty Grove vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Lefty Grove
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Lefty Grove 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 3.06 and 1.278 for Lefty Grove. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Grove and Harry Salisbury

Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.41
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
0.69
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.32
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.03
68.03
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.19
74.19
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
0.68
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.13
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1339
3.06
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11822
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3940.2
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3849
8.79
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
8.87
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.37
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
2.71
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2266
5.18
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.876
0.876
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.12
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16633
37.99
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1794
38.08
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.28
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
3.64
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15404
35.18
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Lefty Grove and Harry Salisbury

Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.01
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1338
27
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
9
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
722
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
787
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.39
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.26
90.26
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Grove and Harry Salisbury

Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
235.21
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1579
600
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1369
520.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
76.76
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
77.42
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
58.9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
10.26
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.7
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
17.86
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.38
26.37
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
107.92
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
117.42
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
45.22
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
45.98
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
85.5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.78
19.3
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.76
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
39.9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
593
225.33
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
2.66
2.66
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
39.14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.76
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA