Lum Davenport vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Lum Davenport
Lost GenerationArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Lum Davenport as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Howard Ross posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.84 and WHIP 1.587 compared to 7.71 and 1.954 for Lum Davenport. By the career numbers, Howard Ross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lum Davenport and Howard Ross

Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.86
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
7.71
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.84
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
9.72
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.72
9.72
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
7.87
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.87
7.87
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
42.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9.41
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.49
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.954
1.954
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
34.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.27
42.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Lum Davenport and Howard Ross

Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lum Davenport and Howard Ross

Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
782.61
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
21
547.83
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.848
0.848
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
208.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.61
94.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.838
0.838
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.04
105.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
11
286.96
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA