Rube Curry

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Rube Curry was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 5 teams, including the Kansas City Monarchs. Across 201 career appearances, he went 84-60 with a 3.57 ERA and 599 strikeouts. He also batted .215 with 4 home runs. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 18932.3.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 84–60
ERA 3.57
WHIP 1.25
SO 599
Pitcher PIV 18932.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 195 lb
Born
10/10/1898 in Kansas City, MO, USA
Died
6/11/1966 in Chicago, IL, USA

Full name: Reuben Curry

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Rube Curry — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
62.0 60.0 2.0 8.0 3.0 0 1.0 5.0 2.0 19.0 0 .133 .161 .233 .394

Pitching

Rube Curry — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
10 6 16 9 9 2 151.2 144 59 41 5 32 67 2.43 1.16

Career Pitching Statistics

Rube Curry — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
84 60 201 146 100 10 10 1324.1 1,348 526 49 312 599 3.57 18932.3

Career ERA 3.57 vs. league average 4.15 across their career seasons — 13.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Rube Curry Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1920 KCM NNL 8 11 25 18 12 1 1 186.2 174 63 40 89 3.04 3.45 (+12%) 4127.2
1921 KCM NNL 14 11 31 21 16 1 0 193.0 168 73 43 102 3.40 4.02 (+15%) 3018.3
1922 KCM NNL 12 7 25 21 17 1 2 190.0 204 85 47 107 4.03 4.18 (+4%) 4581.8
1923 KCM NNL 16 9 33 23 18 1 4 213.2 229 77 53 119 3.24 4.03 (+20%) 4039.3
1924 HIL ECL 1 6 11 6 3 0 0 58.1 66 28 14 16 4.32 4.13 (-5%) -606.9
1925 HIL ECL 11 1 19 14 9 0 1 128.0 130 65 26 47 4.57 4.55 (avg) 451.3
1926 CAG NNL 10 4 21 17 10 2 1 137.0 143 47 30 53 3.09 4.11 (+25%) 2346.5
1927 CAG NNL 5 4 14 12 6 2 1 96.1 105 31 22 27 2.90 4.08 (+29%) 653.3
1928 DS NNL 4 6 17 10 5 1 0 86.2 97 45 28 30 4.67 4.13 (-13%) 130.2
1930 BBS IND 2 1 4 3 3 0 0 25.2 27 12 8 7 4.21 4.80 (+12%) 191.3
1932 KCM IND 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 9.0 5 0 1 2 0.00 4.13 (+100%) 0.0
Career · 11 seasons 84 60 201 146 100 10 10 1,324.1 1,348 526 312 599 3.57 — 18,932

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Rube Curry — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
241 591 58 127 16 7 4 57 4 26 6 .215 .253 .286 .539 -1,809

Career AVG .215 vs. league average .283 across their career seasons — 24.0% below league average.

Career OBP .253 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 26.5% below league average.

Career SLG .286 vs. league average .395 across their career seasons — 27.6% below league average.

Career OPS .539 vs. league average .739 across their career seasons — 27.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Rube Curry Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1920 KCM NNL 26 70 3 11 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 .157 .271 (-42%) .331 (-42%) .363 (-57%) .694 (-50%) -532.7
1921 KCM NNL 39 95 11 18 4 3 0 4 0 4 0 .189 .286 (-34%) .344 (-33%) .395 (-25%) .739 (-29%) -482.2
1922 KCM NNL 32 93 8 20 3 1 2 11 2 3 2 .215 .285 (-25%) .345 (-31%) .397 (-16%) .743 (-23%) -374.4
1923 KCM NNL 39 91 11 22 4 0 1 11 0 4 0 .242 .282 (-15%) .344 (-21%) .390 (-18%) .734 (-19%) -296.9
1924 HIL ECL 12 18 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 .278 — — — — 0.0
1925 HIL ECL 19 45 6 9 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
1926 CAG NNL 26 62 6 18 0 1 0 10 0 3 4 .290 .279 (+4%) .345 (-7%) .390 (-17%) .735 (-12%) -123.1
1927 CAG NNL 18 43 5 6 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 .140 — — — — 0.0
1928 DS NNL 18 34 2 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .235 — — — — 0.0
1930 BBS IND 11 36 4 9 3 1 1 9 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1932 KCM IND 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
Career · 11 seasons 241 591 58 127 16 7 4 57 4 26 6 .215 — — — — -1,809

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Rube Curry — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
13 32 0 4 1 0 0 3 1 13 .125

Playoff Batting by Year

Rube Curry — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1927 NWS CAG 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1926 NNC CAG 3 8 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 .125
1926 NWS CAG 4 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .111
1925 NWS HIL 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 .143
1924 NWS HIL 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .143

Playoff Career Pitching

Rube Curry — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
6 2 12 8 1 79.1 65 16 10 28 1.82

Playoff Pitching by Year

Rube Curry — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1927 NWS CAG 0 0 1 0 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0.00
1926 NNC CAG 2 0 3 2 0 18.2 12 2 5 4 0.96
1926 NWS CAG 1 1 3 3 0 21.1 26 10 1 11 4.22
1925 NWS HIL 2 0 2 2 0 21.0 15 3 2 10 1.29
1924 NWS HIL 1 1 3 1 0 16.1 12 1 2 3 0.55

Game Log & Splits

Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Rube Curry — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home3101200.200
Away130000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Rube Curry — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home317.2100580.00
Away18.040070.00

Last 4 Games — Batting

Rube Curry — Last 4 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1928-07-29 DT1SSNL 300000000
1926-07-13 CAGDAYW 512000000
1921-07-25 KCMDT1W 200000000
1921-05-07 KCMCAGL 300000000

Last 4 Games — Pitching

Rube Curry — Last 4 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1928-07-29 DT1SSN L 6.2630540
1926-07-13 CAGDAY W 9.0000040
1921-07-25 KCMDT1 W 2.0440000
1921-05-07 KCMCAG L 8.0420070

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Rube Curry — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 0 5 0 0 0
OF 27 16 26 2 3 0
P 201 146 66 456 26 10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Rube Curry — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1920 KCM OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1920 KCM P 25 18 11 68 5 1
1921 KCM OF 9 1 6 0 1 0
1921 KCM P 31 21 11 76 7 1
1922 KCM OF 4 3 6 0 1 0
1922 KCM P 25 21 13 69 3 2
1923 KCM 1B 1 0 5 0 0 0
1923 KCM P 33 23 12 90 5 0
1924 HIL P 11 6 3 28 2 0
1925 HIL P 19 14 0 0 0 0
1926 CAG OF 4 3 4 0 0 0
1926 CAG P 21 17 6 46 1 2
1927 CAG OF 2 2 0 0 0 0
1927 CAG P 14 12 6 37 2 0
1928 DS P 17 10 4 33 1 3
1930 BBS OF 7 7 10 2 1 0
1930 BBS P 4 3 0 7 0 1
1932 KCM P 1 1 0 2 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Rube Curry Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 201
First Base 1
Left Field 11
Center Field 2
Right Field 14

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  3. 88
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  4. 87
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  5. 80
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  6. 77
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Rube Curry: the record in brief

Rube Curry's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1920 to 1932. By club, Curry's seasons break down as the Kansas City Monarchs (1920 to 1932), the Hilldale Club (1924 through 1925), the Chicago American Giants (1926 through 1927), the Detroit Stars (1928), and the Baltimore Black Sox (1930). Curry played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on October 10, 1898, in Kansas City, MO, USA and a listed size of 6 feet, 1 inch and 195 pounds. The bio records the death on June 11, 1966, in Chicago, IL, USA. The bio lists the given name Reuben.

Curry pitched in 201 games, starting 146, and finished with a 84-60 record and 3.57 ERA. Also on Curry's record: 599 strikeouts, 100 complete games, 10 shutouts, and 10 saves. That 3.57 ERA compares with a 4.15 league average across the same seasons, 13.9% better. No season topped the 16 wins of 1923.

Frequently Asked Questions about Rube Curry

Was Rube Curry a pitcher?
Yes. Rube Curry pitched in the major leagues, recording 84 wins and 599 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rube Curry hit?
Rube Curry hit 4 career home runs with 127 hits.
What was Rube Curry's career batting average?
Rube Curry batted .215 over his career, with 127 hits in 591 at bats.
How many RBI did Rube Curry have?
Rube Curry drove in 57 runs in his career.
What was Rube Curry's career ERA?
Rube Curry finished with a 3.57 career ERA, going 84-60 with 599 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Rube Curry have?
Rube Curry recorded 599 career strikeouts.