Bill Parsons vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Bill Parsons
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Bill Parsons 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 3.89 and 1.389 for Bill Parsons. 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 Parsons and Harry Salisbury

Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.61
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.42
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.62
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.17
88.17
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.38
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
3.89
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1561
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
520.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
8.18
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
8.87
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
4.88
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.986
0.986
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.3
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2224
38.47
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
4.27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1953
33.78
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.47
38.47
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Bill Parsons and Harry Salisbury

Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.61
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.42
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1562
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
520.2
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.55
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.12
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.69
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.68
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.98
98.98
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.043
1.043
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.17
88.17
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Parsons and Harry Salisbury

Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
336.14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
166
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
139
502.41
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
83.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
18
65.06
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.07
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.14
25.79
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
108.43
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
8
28.92
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
54.22
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
79.52
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.05
21.88
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
39.76
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
61
220.48
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
2.72
2.72
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
50.6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.23
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.23
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA