Al Leiter vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Al Leiter
Gen XNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Al Leiter 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 3.8 and 1.409 for Al Leiter. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Leiter and Harry Salisbury

Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.58
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
1.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.61
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.5
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.1
55.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.17
91.17
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
3.8
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7173
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2391
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2152
8.1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
8.87
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
0.75
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1163
4.38
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.2
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1974
7.43
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.24
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.44
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10334
38.9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1101
4.14
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.41
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
0.79
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8883
33.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.9
38.9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Al Leiter and Harry Salisbury

Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.58
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
1.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7173
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2391
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.21
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.34
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
1.29
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.08
96.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.17
91.17
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Leiter and Harry Salisbury

Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
419
410.11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
600
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
518.76
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
44.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
77.42
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
36.22
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.85
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.98
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.83
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.99
6.84
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
12.74
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
52.85
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
83.87
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
78.3
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
15
14.68
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.66
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
30.34
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
-14.71
-14.39
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.54
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
34.26
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
290
283.85
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
2.11
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Al Leiter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.98
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
9.79
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Leiter
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA