Elmer Knetzer vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Elmer Knetzer
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Elmer Knetzer 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 3.15 and 1.334 for Elmer Knetzer. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elmer Knetzer and Harry Salisbury

Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.56
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.95
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.49
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.49
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.91
60.91
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
3.15
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3802
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1267.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1206
8.56
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
8.87
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.21
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
3.44
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
3.8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.19
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5210
37
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1794
38.08
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.42
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
4.28
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.334
1.334
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4712
33.46
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
37
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Elmer Knetzer and Harry Salisbury

Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
11.72
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.01
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
507
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.18
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
19.76
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
2.54
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.17
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.3
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
23.11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
3.11
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
21.94
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
2.8
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.93
94.93
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.873
1.873
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elmer Knetzer and Harry Salisbury

Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
303.43
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
600
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
386
529.98
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
57.67
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
77.42
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
52.17
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.75
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.75
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
5.49
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.5
10.3
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
12.74
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
65.9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
83.87
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
82.38
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
31.58
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.73
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.31
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.17
-4.35
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.54
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.24
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.48
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
151
207.32
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.31
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA