Willie Mitchell vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Willie Mitchell
Lost GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Willie Mitchell 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 2.88 and 1.268 for Willie Mitchell. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Mitchell and Harry Salisbury

Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.52
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.46
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.73
47.73
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.84
68.84
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.51
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
2.88
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4896
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1632
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1464
8.07
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
8.87
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.05
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
3.34
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
5.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.26
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.41
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6796
37.48
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1794
38.08
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.35
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
4
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.268
1.268
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
33.73
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.48
37.48
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Willie Mitchell and Harry Salisbury

Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
12.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.91
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.74
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
14.96
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
2.54
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.87
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.3
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
19.57
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
3.11
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
17.7
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
2.8
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.44
90.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.43
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Mitchell and Harry Salisbury

Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
281.82
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
600
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
535.35
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
69.7
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
77.42
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
64.65
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.07
13.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
74.75
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
83.87
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
102.02
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
29.29
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27.27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
56.57
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.03
4.07
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.03
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
29.29
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
138
139.39
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
4.3
4.3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
32.32
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.03
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.03
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA