Don Newcombe vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Don Newcombe
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Don Newcombe 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 3.57 and 1.217 for Don Newcombe. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Don Newcombe and Harry Salisbury

Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
1.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.22
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.61
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.38
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.45
61.45
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.96
84.96
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.58
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
891
3.57
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6741
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2247
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2185
8.75
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
8.87
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
1.02
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
528
2.11
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1185
4.75
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.762
0.762
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.14
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9301
37.25
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1794
38.08
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.15
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
4.03
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.207
1.207
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8728
34.96
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Don Newcombe and Harry Salisbury

Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
2.21
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.25
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4390
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.99
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
2.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.14
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
3.22
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
3.11
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
3.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
2.8
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.8
95.8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.55
56.55
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.17
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Newcombe and Harry Salisbury

Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
273.52
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1031
600
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
916
533.07
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
143.16
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
112.9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.79
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.75
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.73
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
30.26
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112.37
65.4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
192.63
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
198.45
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
57.61
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.43
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.32
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124.31
72.34
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.91
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
52.38
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
147
85.55
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
7.01
7.01
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.89
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.75
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Career
Per 600 PA
17
9.89
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.16
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.75
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Newcombe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA