Vern Olsen vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Vern Olsen
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Vern Olsen 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 3.4 and 1.432 for Vern Olsen. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Vern Olsen and Harry Salisbury

Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.95
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.45
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.57
53.57
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
3.4
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
9.54
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.35
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
3.51
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.52
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.762
0.762
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2247
39.19
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
3.94
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.432
1.432
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
35.77
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Vern Olsen and Harry Salisbury

Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.01
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1338
27
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
9
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.82
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.26
90.26
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.491
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vern Olsen and Harry Salisbury

Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
364.52
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
169
545.16
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
125.81
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
103.23
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.23
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.95
45.01
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
154.84
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
161.29
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
51.61
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
45.16
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.52
50.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
35.48
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
8.45
8.45
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.23
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA