George Hockette vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

George Hockette
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

George Hockette 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 4.08 and 1.392 for George Hockette. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Hockette and Harry Salisbury

George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.65
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.71
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.92
26.92
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
10.7
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.7
10.7
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.92
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.83
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.55
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.52
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.487
0.487
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
38.72
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.89
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
36.78
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.72
38.72
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for George Hockette and Harry Salisbury

George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.01
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1338
27
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
9
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.26
90.26
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.423
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Hockette and Harry Salisbury

George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
520
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
25
500
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
32.97
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
37.85
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.58
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA