Harry Salisbury vs. Tony Saunders — Career Comparison

Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Tony Saunders
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tony Saunders 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 4.56 and 1.588 for Tony Saunders. By the career numbers, Harry Salisbury had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Salisbury and Tony Saunders

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.61
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.59
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.14
35.14
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.39
98.39
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
4.56
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
345.2
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
8.93
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.86
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
5.31
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
7.92
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
40.15
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
5.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.07
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1294
33.69
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.15
40.15

Fielding Stats for Harry Salisbury and Tony Saunders

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.61
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.59
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
345.2
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.47
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.89
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.46
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.35
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.839
0.839
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.39
98.39
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Salisbury and Tony Saunders

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
885.71
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
39
557.14
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
77.42
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
5
71.43
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
27.03
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
100
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
10.17
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
19
271.43
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA