Harry Salisbury vs. George Smith — Career Comparison

Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
George Smith
Lost GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

George Smith 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 3.89 and 1.378 for George Smith. 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 George Smith

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
0.93
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.32
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.64
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.61
33.61
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.53
51.53
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.41
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
494
3.89
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3430
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1143.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1321
10.4
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.43
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
2.01
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.52
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
2.07
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.18
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.2
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4874
38.37
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.61
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
5.06
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4593
36.15
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Harry Salisbury and George Smith

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.01
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1338
27
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
9
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.26
90.26
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.38
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Salisbury and George Smith

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
364.46
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377
600
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
555.44
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
77.42
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
54.11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
49.34
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.77
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.77
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
12.74
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.7
7.48
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
83.87
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
58.89
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
73.21
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
23.87
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
42.97
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.54
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.52
-13.56
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
144
229.18
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.62
2.62
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
25.46
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
George Smith
Career
Per 600 PA