John Harper vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

John Harper
UnknownAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsAmerican Negro LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

John Harper 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 4.67 and 1.421 for John Harper. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Harper and Harry Salisbury

John Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.49
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.12
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.58
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.64
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.68
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
4.67
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
9.61
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.61
9.61
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
3.18
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
3.99
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.797
0.797
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1011
34.21
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1794
38.08
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
6.16
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
5.52
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.02
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.421
1.421
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
876
29.64
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.21
34.21
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for John Harper and Harry Salisbury

John Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.87
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
255.2
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
9
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.42
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
2.75
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.5
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.03
91.03
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.92
67.92
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Harper and Harry Salisbury

John Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
233.82
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
John Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
136
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
John Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
121
533.82
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
John Harper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
83.82
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
John Harper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
79.41
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
John Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.41
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
John Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
John Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
21.74
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
John Harper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
92.65
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
John Harper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
123.53
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
John Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
7
30.88
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.06
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
12
52.94
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.88
21.51
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
John Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
39.71
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
John Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.58
John Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
John Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.47
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA