Brian Duensing vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Brian Duensing
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Duensing as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brian Duensing posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.427 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Brian Duensing had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Duensing and Howard Ross

Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
5.71
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.72
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.45
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.76
54.76
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
4.19
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2288
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762.2
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
9.49
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.92
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
3.04
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
6.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.024
1.024
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.22
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
38.66
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.86
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
4.51
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.22
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.98
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.393
1.393
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
34.89
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.66
38.66
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Brian Duensing and Howard Ross

Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
5.72
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.72
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2289
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
763
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.66
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.42
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
2.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
2.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.24
97.24
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.58
12.58
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Duensing and Howard Ross

Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
485
22384.62
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-3.35
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.31
-60.37
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.63
1.63
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Duensing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Duensing
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA