Harry Salisbury vs. Lefty Wilson — Career Comparison

Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Lefty Wilson
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Wilson 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 3.39 and 1.241 for Lefty Wilson. 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 Wilson

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.56
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.14
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.59
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.52
56.52
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.53
73.53
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
3.39
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
196.2
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
8.87
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
8.6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.05
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.03
0.03
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.56
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
5.54
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
39.04
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.23
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.76
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.82
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.73
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.241
1.241
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
777
35.56
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04

Fielding Stats for Harry Salisbury and Lefty Wilson

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.56
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.14
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
196.2
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.52
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
2.75
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
2.75
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.53
73.53
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Salisbury and Lefty Wilson

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
261.54
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
78
600
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
583.87
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
584.62
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
77.42
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
53.85
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
53.85
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
12.74
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
4.41
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
83.87
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
53.85
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
53.85
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.38
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.08
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
38.46
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.54
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-21.51
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.58
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.38
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26.57
26.57
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
39
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.38
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA