Bill Duzen vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Bill Duzen
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBuffalo BisonsPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Duzen 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 13.85 and 2.615 for Bill Duzen. By the career numbers, Howard Ross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Duzen and Howard Ross

Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.95
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
13.85
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.84
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.85
13.85
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.46
7.46
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.339
0.339
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
13.85
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
11.42
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.85
13.85
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.42
11.42
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
9.69
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.46
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.462
1.462
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.08
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
50.54
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
16.62
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.49
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.62
16.62
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.615
2.615
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
40.85
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.346
0.346
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.54
50.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Bill Duzen and Howard Ross

Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Duzen and Howard Ross

Bill Duzen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.071
1.071
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
163.98
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.071
1.071
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
126.73
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Duzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Duzen
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA