Joe McClain vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Joe McClain
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Joe McClain 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 4.42 and 1.360 for Joe McClain. 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 McClain and Harry Salisbury

Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.64
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.84
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.74
76.74
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
4.42
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
9.69
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
3.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.52
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.598
0.598
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
38.52
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
4.96
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
945
36.04
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Joe McClain and Harry Salisbury

Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.64
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.61
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.11
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.75
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.72
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe McClain and Harry Salisbury

Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
326.58
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
75
569.62
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
113.92
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
83.54
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.92
29.77
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
144.3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
121.52
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
8
60.76
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
28.02
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
16
121.52
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
4.94
4.94
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA