Harry Salisbury vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke 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 3.18 and 1.245 for Lon Warneke. 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 Lon Warneke

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.39
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.34
61.34
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.08
77.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.62
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
984
3.18
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
8.87
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
2.39
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
3.69
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1794
38.08
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.21
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
35.07
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Harry Salisbury and Lon Warneke

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.01
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1338
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.26
90.26
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Salisbury and Lon Warneke

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
459
255
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
119.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
101.67
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.26
34.59
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
142.78
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
150.56
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
48.33
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.6
38.66
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
7.3
7.3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100