Dick Hall vs. Jack Salveson — Career Comparison

Dick Hall
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack Salveson
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Hall built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Salveson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Hall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.157 compared to 3.99 and 1.427 for Jack Salveson. By the career numbers, Dick Hall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Hall and Jack Salveson

Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
3.54
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
2.87
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.53
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.63
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.66
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.54
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.3
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.36
55.36
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.95
14.95
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.84
21.84
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.49
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
3.32
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
3.99
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3779
27
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
818
27
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1259.2
9
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
272.2
9
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1152
8.23
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
9.97
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.97
9.97
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.93
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.69
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.69
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
2.87
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.5
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
5.29
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
2.81
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.776
0.776
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.631
0.631
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5085
36.33
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
38.92
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.69
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.25
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
3.66
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
4.72
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.427
1.427
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4818
34.42
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1089
35.94
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.33
36.33
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.92
38.92

Fielding Stats for Dick Hall and Jack Salveson

Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
2.75
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.71
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6161
27
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2053.2
9
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
1.65
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.92
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
2.66
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
2.57
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.86
96.86
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.59
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.936
0.936
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.68
25.68
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Hall and Jack Salveson

Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
669
489.51
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
643.9
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
820
600
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
522.44
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
563.41
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.581
0.581
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
109.76
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
146.34
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
92.93
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
87.8
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
10.98
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.93
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.93
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
16.83
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
58.54
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48.83
35.73
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.61
70.28
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
135.37
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
248.78
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
155.85
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
168.29
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
57.8
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
58.54
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
40.98
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
73.17
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
95.85
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
109.76
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
38.78
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.85
72.05
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
44.63
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
147
107.56
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
65.85
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
5.58
5.58
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.11
9.11
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
24.88
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.59
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
23
16.83
Jack Salveson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.39
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.85
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Jack Salveson
Career
Per 600 PA