Harry Salisbury vs. Herb Thomas — Career Comparison

Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Herb Thomas
Greatest GenerationThrows LeftNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Herb 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 8.08 and 1.980 for Herb 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 Herb Thomas

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.21
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.55
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
70
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
8.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
13.5
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.32
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.52
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.66
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.775
0.775
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
45.37
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
5.52
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
9.3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.22
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1746
37.06
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
39.61
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.37
45.37

Fielding Stats for Harry Salisbury and Herb Thomas

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.35
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.49
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
2.54
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.67
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
3.11
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.52
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
2.8
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.31
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.94
93.94
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.409
1.409
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Salisbury and Herb Thomas

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
347.37
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
34
536.84
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
110.53
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
28.34
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
142.11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
32.28
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.58
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA