Luther McDonald vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Luther McDonald
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Luther 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 4.28 and 1.486 for Luther 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 Luther McDonald and Harry Salisbury

Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.7
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.62
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.45
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.06
58.06
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.59
58.59
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
4.28
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
11.15
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
2.22
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
2.75
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.52
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.553
0.553
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2305
39.67
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.41
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
5.28
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.71
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2100
36.14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Luther McDonald and Harry Salisbury

Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.72
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.91
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
2.54
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
3.17
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
3.11
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
2.8
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.2
96.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
58
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luther McDonald and Harry Salisbury

Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
305.56
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
600
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
577.78
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
125
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
102.78
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.67
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.22
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.33
37.01
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
155.56
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
138.89
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
61.11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.56
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
88.89
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.52
40.32
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.89
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.58
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
216
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26.57
26.57
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.33
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA