Luis Curvelo vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Luis Curvelo
Gen ZVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Curvelo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Curvelo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.68 and WHIP 1.474 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Luis Curvelo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Curvelo and Howard Ross

Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Luis Curvelo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
8.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Luis Curvelo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Luis Curvelo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Luis Curvelo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Luis Curvelo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Luis Curvelo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Luis Curvelo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Luis Curvelo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Luis Curvelo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
8.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Luis Curvelo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Luis Curvelo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Luis Curvelo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Luis Curvelo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.74
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Luis Curvelo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
9.47
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Luis Curvelo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Luis Curvelo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.579
1.579
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
39.79
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Luis Curvelo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Luis Curvelo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.16
6.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Luis Curvelo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Luis Curvelo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
34.11
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Luis Curvelo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Luis Curvelo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Luis Curvelo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.79
39.79
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Luis Curvelo and Howard Ross

Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Luis Curvelo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
8.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Luis Curvelo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Luis Curvelo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.177
0.177
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Curvelo and Howard Ross

Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
600
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Curvelo
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA