Harry Salisbury vs. Alan Wirth — Career Comparison

Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Alan Wirth
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Alan Wirth 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 3.78 and 1.374 for Alan Wirth. 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 Alan Wirth

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alan Wirth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.17
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.42
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Alan Wirth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.22
65.22
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Alan Wirth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
3.78
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
8.87
Alan Wirth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
8.4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Alan Wirth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.76
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Alan Wirth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.97
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.68
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Alan Wirth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Alan Wirth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.3
Alan Wirth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1794
38.08
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
37.67
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Wirth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Alan Wirth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.53
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Alan Wirth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Wirth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.374
1.374
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
32.29
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Alan Wirth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.67
37.67

Fielding Stats for Harry Salisbury and Alan Wirth

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alan Wirth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.17
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Wirth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.42
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
27
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.54
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.13
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Alan Wirth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.11
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.32
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.8
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.32
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Alan Wirth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.609
0.609
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Wirth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.22
65.22
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Alan Wirth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Salisbury and Alan Wirth

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Alan Wirth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
158.06
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
23
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
600
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
77.42
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
12.74
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
83.87
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.54
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.58
Alan Wirth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
Alan Wirth
Career
Per 600 PA