Clayton Kershaw vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Clayton Kershaw
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Clayton Kershaw 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. Clayton Kershaw posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.53 and WHIP 1.028 compared to 2.55 and 1.099 for Harry Salisbury. By the career numbers, Clayton Kershaw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clayton Kershaw and Harry Salisbury

Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.43
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.42
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.7
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.91
69.91
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.12
99.12
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
2.53
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
2.55
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8566
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2193
6.91
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
8.87
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
0.74
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
2.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3052
9.62
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.62
9.62
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.34
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.3
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.14
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11279
35.55
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1794
38.08
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
2.78
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.29
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.12
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.66
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.018
1.018
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.099
1.099
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10391
32.75
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.55
35.55
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Clayton Kershaw and Harry Salisbury

Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.43
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.42
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8566
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
1.21
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
1.52
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
1.48
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.51
97.51
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clayton Kershaw and Harry Salisbury

Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
328.69
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
847
600
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
698
494.45
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
80.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
70.84
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.79
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
9.21
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.44
17.31
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
91.38
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
106.97
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
32.59
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
28.34
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
60.21
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
14.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.83
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
24.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
211
149.47
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
4.01
4.01
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
77.92
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
15
10.63
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Kershaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA