Dave Otto vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Dave Otto
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Dave Otto 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 5.06 and 1.602 for Dave Otto. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Otto and Harry Salisbury

Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.16
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
5.06
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
10.66
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.93
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
3.45
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.07
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.3
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.57
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
5.34
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.47
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1246
35.23
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Dave Otto and Harry Salisbury

Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.16
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.47
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.87
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.78
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.578
0.578
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Otto and Harry Salisbury

Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
3114.29
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
20
571.43
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
38.54
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
39.46
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA