Joe Kiefer vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Joe Kiefer
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Joe Kiefer 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 6.16 and 1.732 for Joe Kiefer. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Kiefer and Harry Salisbury

Joe Kiefer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.72
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Joe Kiefer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.91
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kiefer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.16
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Joe Kiefer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
10.15
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Kiefer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.63
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.52
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Kiefer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.785
0.785
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Joe Kiefer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
42.77
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Joe Kiefer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.45
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kiefer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
7.07
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
5.52
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.732
1.732
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
36.6
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Joe Kiefer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Kiefer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.77
42.77
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Joe Kiefer and Harry Salisbury

Joe Kiefer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.01
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1338
27
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
9
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Joe Kiefer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.26
90.26
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kiefer and Harry Salisbury

Joe Kiefer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
692.31
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
583.87
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
77.42
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Joe Kiefer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
7.75
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
12.74
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Joe Kiefer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Kiefer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.53
-24.67
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.54
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kiefer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
138.46
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kiefer
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA