Willie Pope vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Willie Pope
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Willie Pope 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 4.04 and 1.427 for Willie Pope. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Pope and Harry Salisbury

Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.62
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.31
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.81
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.25
81.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
9.4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
3.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
5.76
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
39.94
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
4.96
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.91
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.61
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.427
1.427
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
35.49
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.94
39.94
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Willie Pope and Harry Salisbury

Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.62
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.31
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.22
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.53
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.22
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.26
90.26
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Pope and Harry Salisbury

Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
282.35
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
20.63
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
18.01
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.58
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Willie Pope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Pope
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA