Harry Salisbury vs. Ed Willett — Career Comparison

Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ed Willett
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Willett 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 3.08 and 1.288 for Ed Willett. 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 Ed Willett

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.39
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.03
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.52
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.75
50.75
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.72
73.72
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
0.72
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
3.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5320
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1773.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
8.87
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
8.72
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.12
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
2.87
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.52
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
3.05
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.657
0.657
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.3
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.33
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.54
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1794
38.08
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7200
36.54
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
841
4.27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.288
1.288
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6529
33.14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Harry Salisbury and Ed Willett

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
3.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2415
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.83
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
2.54
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
695
7.77
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.3
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.46
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
3.11
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
9.06
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
2.8
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
8.6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.94
94.94
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.786
2.786
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.7
33.7
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Salisbury and Ed Willett

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
236.78
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
707
600
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
652
553.32
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
110.33
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
76.38
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.22
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.49
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.24
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
33.95
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.45
40.27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
161.24
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
137.48
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
47.52
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
53.47
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
96.75
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.15
39.17
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
22.07
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PA
207
175.67
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PA
3.42
3.42
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
19.52
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.7
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50