Harry Salisbury vs. Herb Smith — Career Comparison

Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Herb Smith
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Herb 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 3.06 and 1.330 for Herb 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 Herb Smith

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.46
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.06
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.73
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.06
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
135.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
8.87
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
7.58
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
4.39
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.52
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.26
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
39.3
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.86
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.26
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.8
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
33.32
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3

Fielding Stats for Harry Salisbury and Herb Smith

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.47
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
147.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
2.54
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.69
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.3
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
3.11
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
2.8
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.99
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.74
90.74
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.042
2.042
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Salisbury and Herb Smith

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
251.61
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
62
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
425.81
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.637
0.637
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
77.42
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
67.74
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
34.55
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
87.1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
164.52
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
58.06
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
48.39
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
106.45
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.66
45.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
77.42
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.58
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
87.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Smith
Career
Per 600 PA