Harry Salisbury vs. Joe Sherman — Career Comparison

Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Joe Sherman
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sherman 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. Joe Sherman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.4 and WHIP 1.067 compared to 2.55 and 1.099 for Harry Salisbury. By the career numbers, Joe Sherman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Salisbury and Joe Sherman

Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.55
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.02
0.02
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.02
0.02
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.52
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1794
38.08
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
36.6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.099
1.099
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
34.8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6

Fielding Stats for Harry Salisbury and Joe Sherman

Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.01
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1338
27
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
9
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.26
90.26
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Salisbury and Joe Sherman

Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
38.48
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
66.46
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0