Sal Campfield vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Sal Campfield
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Sal Campfield as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sal Campfield posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.370 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Sal Campfield had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sal Campfield and Howard Ross

Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
10.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.33
10.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.86
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.47
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.591
0.591
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
36.33
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Sal Campfield and Howard Ross

Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.833
0.833
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sal Campfield and Howard Ross

Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6
276.92
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
35.21
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
28.65
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA