Mel Deutsch vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Mel Deutsch
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Mel Deutsch as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mel Deutsch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.68 and WHIP 1.579 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Mel Deutsch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mel Deutsch and Howard Ross

Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.26
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9.95
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.95
9.95
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.26
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.84
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
39.79
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.49
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.579
1.579
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
35.53
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.79
39.79
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Mel Deutsch and Howard Ross

Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Mel Deutsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mel Deutsch and Howard Ross

Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
900
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Deutsch
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA