Jim Kaat vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Jim Kaat
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Jim Kaat 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 3.45 and 1.284 for Jim Kaat. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Kaat and Harry Salisbury

Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
1.78
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
1.24
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
0.56
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
0.47
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.42
54.42
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.6
69.6
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
0.36
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
1738
3.45
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13591
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4530.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
4620
9.18
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
0.78
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
1083
2.15
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.23
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2461
4.89
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.782
0.782
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.24
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19023
37.79
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1794
38.08
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2038
4.05
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.18
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.16
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.39
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17645
35.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Jim Kaat and Harry Salisbury

Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
1.78
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
1.24
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13587
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4529
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
0.52
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
1.48
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.11
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1062
2.11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1006
2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.73
94.73
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.6
69.6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.13
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Kaat and Harry Salisbury

Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
442.29
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1362
600
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1251
551.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
102.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
73.57
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
19.38
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
28.63
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.45
35.88
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
147.14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
133.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
51.54
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
46.7
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
91.19
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.39
31.45
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
27.75
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
367
161.67
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
3.71
3.71
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
14.98
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.17
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.64
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA