Howie Pollet vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Howie Pollet
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Howie Pollet 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 3.51 and 1.350 for Howie Pollet. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howie Pollet and Harry Salisbury

Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
1.72
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.19
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.56
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.5
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.04
53.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.98
68.98
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
821
3.51
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6322
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2107.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
2096
8.95
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.62
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
3.18
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
934
3.99
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.797
0.797
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8980
38.35
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.23
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
957
4.09
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8212
35.07
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.35
38.35
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Howie Pollet and Harry Salisbury

Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
15.18
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.17
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
717
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
14.91
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
2.54
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.3
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
18.75
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
3.11
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
18
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
2.8
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.186
1.186
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.21
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howie Pollet and Harry Salisbury

Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
407
309.11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
790
600
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
698
530.13
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
97.97
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
83.54
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.91
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.52
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.43
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.23
26.76
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
113.92
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
139.75
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
41.01
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
36.46
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
77.47
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.8
27.19
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
41.77
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
159
120.76
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
4.97
4.97
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
28.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
14
10.63
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA