Harry Salisbury vs. Dean Thomas — Career Comparison

Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Dean Thomas
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dean Thomas 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 5.49 and 1.542 for Dean Thomas. 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 Dean Thomas

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.37
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.07
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.76
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.49
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
9.76
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.12
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.03
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.017
1.017
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
40.73
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
5.52
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
6.71
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.07
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.68
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
35.39
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.73
40.73

Fielding Stats for Harry Salisbury and Dean Thomas

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.37
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.07
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.29
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.44
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Salisbury and Dean Thomas

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
285.71
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
77.42
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
12.74
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
3.14
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
83.87
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.54
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.73
-20.96
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.58
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA