Vern Curtis vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Vern Curtis
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Vern Curtis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Vern Curtis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.7 and WHIP 1.633 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Vern Curtis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Vern Curtis and Howard Ross

Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
41.4
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.633
1.633
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
35.7
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Vern Curtis and Howard Ross

Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.563
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vern Curtis and Howard Ross

Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
2400
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA