Howard Ross vs. Bucky Veil — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bucky Veil
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Bucky Veil as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bucky Veil posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.513 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Bucky Veil had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Bucky Veil

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.95
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.94
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
8.84
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
4.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.51
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
38.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.513
1.513
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
32.97
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Bucky Veil

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.54
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
2.72
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.66
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.72
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.769
1.769
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Bucky Veil

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
13
260
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.76
35.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.98
39.51
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA