Harry Salisbury vs. Drew Smyly — Career Comparison

Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Drew Smyly
MillenialArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Drew Smyly 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 4.2 and 1.303 for Drew Smyly. 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 Drew Smyly

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.59
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.41
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.53
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.52
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.75
50.75
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.24
54.24
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
534
4.2
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3434
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144.2
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
8.87
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
8.7
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
1.49
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
2.93
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
8.8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.3
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.46
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4851
38.14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.19
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
4.56
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.17
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.53
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4398
34.58
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14

Fielding Stats for Harry Salisbury and Drew Smyly

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.59
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.41
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3434
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144.2
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.32
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.02
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.34
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.44
93.44
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.518
0.518
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.24
54.24
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Salisbury and Drew Smyly

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
2982.09
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
67
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
64
573.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
77.42
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.87
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.87
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
12.74
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.55
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
83.87
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.87
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.82
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.54
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.31
-38.6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
29
259.7
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Smyly
Career
Per 600 PA