Davy Dunkle vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Davy Dunkle
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Davy Dunkle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Davy Dunkle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.02 and WHIP 1.580 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Davy Dunkle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Davy Dunkle and Howard Ross

Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.95
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.64
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.17
36.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.05
77.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
5.02
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1263
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
10.75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.75
10.75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
3.46
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.97
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.715
0.715
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.38
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1887
40.34
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
6.82
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.49
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
36.43
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.34
40.34
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Davy Dunkle and Howard Ross

Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.31
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1260
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
2.01
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.34
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
2.61
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
2.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.89
86.89
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.738
1.738
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.03
18.03
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Davy Dunkle and Howard Ross

Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
220.12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
582.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
110.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
102.96
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
23.37
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
117.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
124.26
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
28.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
35.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.91
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.31
22.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
36
127.81
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
4.69
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Davy Dunkle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Dunkle
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA