Harry Salisbury vs. Johnny Williams — Career Comparison

Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Johnny Williams
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati-Indianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Johnny Williams 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 4.84 and 1.403 for Johnny Williams. 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 Johnny Williams

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.7
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.99
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.45
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.67
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.89
57.89
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.76
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
4.84
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
603
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
9.99
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.99
9.99
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.64
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
3.52
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
3.27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.657
0.657
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
40.03
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.58
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
5.52
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
6.09
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.58
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
812
36.36
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.03
40.03

Fielding Stats for Harry Salisbury and Johnny Williams

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.71
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.98
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.55
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
2.54
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.99
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
3.11
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
3.71
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
2.8
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.54
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.4
95.4
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.075
2.075
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Salisbury and Johnny Williams

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
300
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
112
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
103
551.79
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
107.14
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
96.43
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.71
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.71
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.43
34.45
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
117.86
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
155.36
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
10
53.57
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
48.21
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
101.79
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.13
38.18
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
48.21
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.58
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.43
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26.57
26.57
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.71
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.71
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100