Harry Salisbury vs. Max Scherzer — Career Comparison

Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Max Scherzer
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Max Scherzer 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 3.22 and 1.091 for Max Scherzer. 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 Max Scherzer

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.47
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.67
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.36
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.14
98.14
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1059
3.22
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
8.87
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2433
7.39
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
1.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
2.37
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3489
10.6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.6
10.6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.24
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.35
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1794
38.08
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11987
36.41
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
3.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.18
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.18
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.45
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.099
1.099
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.084
1.084
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10977
33.34
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41

Fielding Stats for Harry Salisbury and Max Scherzer

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.47
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.65
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.21
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.15
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Salisbury and Max Scherzer

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
555.77
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
464
526.28
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
88.47
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
80.53
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.94
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.44
18.65
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
98.68
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
105.48
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
35.16
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
34.03
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
68.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.54
14.22
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
14.74
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
161
182.61
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.67
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100