Harry Salisbury vs. Early Wynn — Career Comparison

Harry Salisbury
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Early Wynn
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Early Wynn 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 3.54 and 1.337 for Early Wynn. 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 Early Wynn

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
1.36
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
1.21
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
0.59
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.48
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.15
55.15
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.57
88.57
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
0.57
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.03
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.55
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1796
3.54
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13692
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4564
9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
8.87
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4291
8.46
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
0.67
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1775
3.5
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.07
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.52
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2334
4.6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.1
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1794
38.08
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19408
38.27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.13
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
5.52
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2037
4.02
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
37.06
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17569
34.65
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Harry Salisbury and Early Wynn

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
2.95
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.24
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1338
27
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6322
27
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
9
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2107.1
9
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.82
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
2.54
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
2.86
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
3.11
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
3.81
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
2.8
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
863
3.69
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.26
90.26
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.75
96.75
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Salisbury and Early Wynn

Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
49
158.06
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
796
250.97
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
186
600
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1903
600
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
583.87
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1704
537.26
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
24
77.42
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
365
115.08
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
22
70.97
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
89.54
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
18.6
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.58
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.36
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.45
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
25.54
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
12.74
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.98
42.56
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
26
83.87
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
485
152.92
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
29
93.55
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508
160.17
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
64.52
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
42.88
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
54.55
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
20
64.52
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
92.07
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.54
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141.59
44.64
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.63
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.13
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
44.46
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Early Wynn
Career
Per 600 PA
330
104.05
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.57
26.57
Early Wynn
Career
Per 600 PA
5.77
5.77
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Early Wynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
16.4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.26
Harry Salisbury
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 600 PA
33
10.4
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.32
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.32
Harry Salisbury
Career
Per 600 PA
Early Wynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100