Dave Roberts vs. Harry Salisbury — Career Comparison

Dave Roberts
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Dave Roberts 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 3.78 and 1.374 for Dave Roberts. 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 Roberts and Harry Salisbury

Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.91
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.19
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.54
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.18
45.18
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.25
62.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.33
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
882
3.78
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6297
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2099
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2188
9.38
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
2.64
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.34
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
957
4.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.749
0.749
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.19
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8930
38.29
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.3
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
4.2
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.48
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.54
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.335
1.335
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8105
34.75
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.29
38.29
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Dave Roberts and Harry Salisbury

Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.91
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.19
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6299
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2099.2
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.36
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
1.64
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
2.07
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.68
96.68
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.25
62.25
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Roberts and Harry Salisbury

Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
452
459.66
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
590
600
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
540
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
104.75
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
78.31
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.25
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.07
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.12
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.09
30.6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
149.49
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
112.88
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
28.47
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
46.78
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
68.14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.26
26.71
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
8.14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
133
135.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
4.44
4.44
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.76
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.17
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.02
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.02
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA