Harry Salisbury vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting 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 4.41 and 1.319 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
8
8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.5
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.7
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
4.41
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
8.87
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
9.24
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
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
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.71
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.704
0.704
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1522
38.12
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.33
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.23
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
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
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Harry Salisbury and Lefty Williams

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.53
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
2.54
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
3.11
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
2.8
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
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
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Salisbury and Lefty Williams

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
234.94
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
166
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
149
538.55
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
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
2
6.45
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
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
10.87
39.28
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.58
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26.57
26.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
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