Dave LaPoint vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Dave LaPoint
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Dave LaPoint 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 4.02 and 1.483 for Dave LaPoint. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave LaPoint and Harry Salisbury

Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.78
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.37
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.48
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.19
48.19
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.21
77.21
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
4.02
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4460
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486.2
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
1598
9.67
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.67
9.67
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.71
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
3.38
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
4.86
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.916
0.916
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.3
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6471
39.17
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
4.53
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.47
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.92
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5769
34.92
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Dave LaPoint and Harry Salisbury

Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.78
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.37
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4460
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486.2
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.13
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.46
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.27
96.27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.21
77.21
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave LaPoint and Harry Salisbury

Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
588
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
600
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
502
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
52
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
77.42
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
50
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
6.44
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
12.74
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
54
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
83.87
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
84
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
13
26
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
56
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.2
-8.4
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.54
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
32
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
82
164
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
3.66
3.66
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
64
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
7
14
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA