Harry Salisbury vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty 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 3.13 and 1.238 for Lefty 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 Lefty Williams

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
1.43
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.15
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.62
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.36
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.08
63.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.42
80.42
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.61
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
3.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3558
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
8.87
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
8.51
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.23
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
2.63
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
3.91
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.35
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1794
38.08
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4799
36.42
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.2
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
3.77
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.238
1.238
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4406
33.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.42
36.42

Fielding Stats for Harry Salisbury and Lefty Williams

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.01
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1338
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.26
90.26
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.47
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.339
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Salisbury and Lefty Williams

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
255.03
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
600
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
384
515.44
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
81.88
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
67.11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.05
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.71
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.77
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.25
25.83
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
103.36
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
127.52
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
40.27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
38.93
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
79.19
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.14
24.35
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.34
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
44.3
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
112
150.34
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3.99
3.99
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
38.93
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA