Bill McGee vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Bill McGee
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Bill McGee 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 3.74 and 1.426 for Bill McGee. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill McGee and Harry Salisbury

Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
2.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.43
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.87
52.87
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.78
51.78
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
3.74
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2559
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
861
9.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.56
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
3.75
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
3.59
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.815
0.815
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3700
39.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.39
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
4.45
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3339
35.23
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Bill McGee and Harry Salisbury

Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.01
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1338
27
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
9
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.74
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.26
90.26
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.904
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill McGee and Harry Salisbury

Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
397.98
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
600
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
547.47
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
92.93
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
80.81
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.12
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.12
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.2
16.57
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
105.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
105.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
13
26.26
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
40.4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
66.67
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.02
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
56
113.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
5.3
5.3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
40.4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
7
14.14
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA