What years did Buck Ross play?

Buck Ross played in Major League Baseball from 1936 to 1945.

Was Buck Ross a pitcher?

Yes. Buck Ross pitched in the major leagues, recording 56 wins and 360 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Buck Ross hit?

Buck Ross hit 3 career home runs with 69 hits.

Buck Ross

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1936-1945)

W–L 56–95

ERA 4.94

WHIP 1.55

SO 360

Pitcher PIV -23638.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 170 lb
Born: 2/3/1915 in Norwood, NC, USA
Died: 11/23/1978 in Charlotte, NC, USA
MLB Debut: 1936-05-07
Last Game: 1945-09-10

Full name: Lee Ravon Ross

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
56	95	237	182	65	6	2	1365.3	1,545	749	114	573	360	4.94	-23638.5

Career ERA 4.94 vs. league average 4.00 across their career seasons — 23.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1936	PHA	AL	9	14	30	27	12	1	0	200.7	253	130	83	47	5.83	4.59 (-27%)	-3233.9
1937	PHA	AL	5	10	28	22	7	1	0	147.3	183	80	63	37	4.89	4.34 (-13%)	-2741.1
1938	PHA	AL	9	16	29	28	10	0	0	184.3	218	109	80	54	5.32	4.35 (-22%)	-4993.1
1939	PHA	AL	6	14	29	28	6	1	0	174.0	216	116	95	43	6.00	4.28 (-40%)	-5212.2
1940	PHA	AL	5	10	24	19	10	0	1	156.3	160	76	60	43	4.38	4.21 (-4%)	-2496.3
1941	PHA	AL	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.0	10	8	2	0	18.00	—	0.0
1941	CHA	AL	3	8	20	11	7	0	0	108.3	99	38	43	30	3.16	3.94 (+20%)	-685.7
1942	CHA	AL	5	7	22	14	4	2	1	113.3	118	63	39	37	5.00	3.57 (-40%)	-215.7
1943	CHA	AL	11	7	21	21	7	1	0	149.3	140	53	56	41	3.19	3.50 (+9%)	-1071.2
1944	CHA	AL	2	7	20	9	2	0	0	90.3	97	52	35	20	5.18	3.57 (-45%)	-2025.6
1945	CHA	AL	1	1	13	2	0	0	0	37.3	51	24	17	8	5.79	3.67 (-58%)	-963.6
Career · 11 seasons			56	95	237	182	65	6	2	1,365.1	1,545	749	573	360	4.94	—	-23,638

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
237	448	24	69	11	0	3	27	0	20	141	.154	.194	.199	.392	-2,509

Career AVG .154 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 42.3% below league average.

Career OBP .194 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 42.1% below league average.

Career SLG .199 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — 47.1% below league average.

Career OPS .392 vs. league average .710 across their career seasons — 44.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1936	PHA	AL	30	71	4	12	4	0	4	2	30	.169	.283 (-40%)	.349 (-42%)	.404 (-44%)	.753 (-43%)	-519.7
1937	PHA	AL	28	49	6	5	0	0	0	5	24	.102	—	—	—	—	-485.7
1938	PHA	AL	29	63	4	12	0	1	5	2	17	.190	.272 (-30%)	.341 (-33%)	.392 (-39%)	.734 (-37%)	-373.8
1939	PHA	AL	29	58	2	12	2	0	4	1	19	.207	.274 (-25%)	.342 (-36%)	.393 (-39%)	.735 (-37%)	-355.9
1940	PHA	AL	24	53	2	7	0	1	4	2	14	.132	.267 (-51%)	.335 (-51%)	.387 (-51%)	.722 (-51%)	-438.4
1941	PHA	AL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	CHA	AL	20	32	2	7	1	0	2	2	5	.219	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	CHA	AL	22	38	2	6	3	0	3	1	10	.158	—	—	—	—	0.0
1943	CHA	AL	21	46	1	4	1	1	4	5	15	.087	—	—	—	—	-335.2
1944	CHA	AL	20	26	1	2	0	0	0	0	4	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	CHA	AL	13	11	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			237	448	24	69	11	3	27	20	141	.154	—	—	—	—	-2,509

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	119	213	13	29	3	10	.136
Away	118	236	11	40	0	17	.169

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	119	713.2	749	370	304	192	4.67
Away	118	651.2	794	373	269	168	5.15

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	SO
1945-09-10	CHW	MIN	L	4	1	0	0
1945-09-08	CHW	PHA	L	1	0	0	0
1945-09-05	CHW	PHA	W	2	0	0	1
1945-08-02	CHW	CLE	L	0	0	0	0
1945-07-28	CHW	DET	L	0	0	0	0
1945-07-22	CHW	NYY	W	0	0	0	0
1945-07-04	CHW	MIN	L	1	0	0	0
1945-06-27	CHW	BOS	L	1	1	1	0
1945-06-16	CHW	DET	L	0	0	0	0
1945-06-10	CHW	DET	L	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1945-09-10	CHW	MIN	—	7.1	7	3	0	2	1	0
1945-09-08	CHW	PHA	L	4.0	7	5	5	5	1	0
1945-09-05	CHW	PHA	W	5.0	6	0	0	0	1	0
1945-08-02	CHW	CLE	—	1.0	7	8	8	2	0	1
1945-07-28	CHW	DET	—	3.0	6	2	2	0	0	0
1945-07-22	CHW	NYY	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1945-07-04	CHW	MIN	—	4.0	3	2	2	3	1	1
1945-06-27	CHW	BOS	—	2.1	5	4	4	1	1	1
1945-06-16	CHW	DET	—	0.2	1	1	0	1	0	0
1945-06-10	CHW	DET	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	237	0	53	204	13	12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1936	PHA	P	30	6	30	3	4
1937	PHA	P	28	7	28	1	2
1938	PHA	P	29	5	36	2	2
1939	PHA	P	29	9	20	2	1
1940	PHA	P	24	12	23	3	0
1941	PHA	P	1	1	1	0	0
1941	CHA	P	20	3	14	2	2
1942	CHA	P	22	4	12	0	0
1943	CHA	P	21	5	26	0	1
1944	CHA	P	20	1	8	0	0
1945	CHA	P	13	0	6	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	237

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Frequently Asked Questions about Buck Ross

What years did Buck Ross play?: Buck Ross played in Major League Baseball from 1936 to 1945.
Was Buck Ross a pitcher?: Yes. Buck Ross pitched in the major leagues, recording 56 wins and 360 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Buck Ross hit?: Buck Ross hit 3 career home runs with 69 hits.