Red Applegate vs. Cliff Curtis — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Red Applegate and Cliff Curtis are fairly close on the surface numbers. Cliff Curtis posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.31 vs 3.75) and WHIP (1.375 vs 1.917). Red Applegate had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.27). By the career numbers, Cliff Curtis had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.