Ben McDonald vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Ben McDonald
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Ben McDonald 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 3.91 and 1.271 for Ben McDonald. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ben McDonald and Harry Salisbury

Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.38
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.54
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.49
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.7
52.7
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.84
93.84
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.17
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
561
3.91
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1186
8.27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
8.87
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.96
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
3.05
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
6.23
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.22
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5408
37.69
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1794
38.08
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
4.22
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.24
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.21
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.64
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.257
1.257
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4875
33.98
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.69
37.69
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Ben McDonald and Harry Salisbury

Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.38
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.66
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
1.25
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
1.99
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.91
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.14
96.14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.299
1.299
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.84
93.84
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben McDonald and Harry Salisbury

Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
126600
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
583.87
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
77.42
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
12.74
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
83.87
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.54
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA