Rufe Clarke vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Rufe Clarke
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Rufe Clarke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rufe Clarke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.765 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Rufe Clarke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rufe Clarke and Howard Ross

Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.56
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.79
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.97
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
7.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.15
7.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.74
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.38
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.47
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.59
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
41.29
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.97
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
30.97
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Rufe Clarke and Howard Ross

Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rufe Clarke and Howard Ross

Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4200
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufe Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA