Harry Salisbury vs. William Selden — Career Comparison

Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
William Selden
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaNorth AmericaNew York GorhamsIndependentStarting Pitcher

William Selden 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. William Selden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.13 and WHIP 1.055 compared to 2.55 and 1.099 for Harry Salisbury. By the career numbers, William Selden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Salisbury and William Selden

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.17
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.85
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.96
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.85
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.55
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.13
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
8.87
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
7.9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.38
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.664
0.664
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1794
38.08
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
36.6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.95
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.07
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.07
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.099
1.099
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.055
1.055
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
33.83
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6

Fielding Stats for Harry Salisbury and William Selden

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.18
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.01
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
9
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.01
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.3
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
3.11
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
4.03
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
2.8
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.32
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.26
90.26
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.35
82.35
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Salisbury and William Selden

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
158.06
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PA
17
129.11
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PA
68
516.46
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.884
0.884
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
159.49
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
121.52
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.78
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.38
94
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
243.04
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
205.06
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.894
0.894
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
129.11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
106.33
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
212.66
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.45
102.15
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PA
15.8
15.8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100