Mark Portugal vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Mark Portugal
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherSilver Slugger
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Mark Portugal 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 4.03 and 1.340 for Mark Portugal. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mark Portugal and Harry Salisbury

Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.71
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.39
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.54
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.47
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.43
53.43
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.79
81.79
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
817
4.03
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1826.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1813
8.93
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
1.03
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
2.99
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
5.59
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.953
0.953
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.28
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7726
38.07
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1794
38.08
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.12
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
896
4.42
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.38
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.23
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.78
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6959
34.29
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Mark Portugal and Harry Salisbury

Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.71
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.39
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1826.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.03
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.11
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
1.95
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
1.84
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.43
94.43
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.078
1.078
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.79
81.79
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Portugal and Harry Salisbury

Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
394.71
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
510.4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
100.95
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
74.86
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
22.68
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
26.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
29.48
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
132.7
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
124.76
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
37.43
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
40.83
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
75.99
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.5
28.92
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
22.68
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
87
98.68
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
6.08
6.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
61.25
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.54
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
11
12.48
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Portugal
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA