Rube Curry
Career 81–59 · 3.59 ERA · 590 SO · 1289.2 IP · 229 G · 117 H · 3 HR · 47 RBI · .212 AVG
Seasons leading his league
5
0 best in baseball
5 league only
35
Top-5 finishes
2
Title seasons
4
Categories led
1922
Best season
Spanning 1922–1923, peaking at 3 titles in 1922.
Team records
#1 Kansas City Monarchs 1923 W
#2 Kansas City Monarchs 1923 IP
#3 Hilldale Club career SV
#3 Kansas City Monarchs 1923 SO
#3 Kansas City Monarchs 1923 SV
#3 Hilldale Club 1925 SV
#4 Kansas City Monarchs career W
#4 Kansas City Monarchs career SO
#4 Kansas City Monarchs career IP
#6 Kansas City Monarchs career SV
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 1,156th League titles 5
- 736th Top-5 finishes 35
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 38th Pitcher Range Factor 2.62
- 291st Pitcher Assists 447
- 354th Walks + Hits / IP 1.26
- 430th Complete Games 96
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher Assists | 2 | 1st | 2 yrs (1922–1923) | 1922 NNL 69 1923 NNL 90 1920 #3 |
| Pitcher Putouts | 1 | 1st | — | 1922 NNL 13 1920 #2 |
| Saves | 1 | 1st | — | 1922 NNL 2 1923 #2 1925 #2 |
| Wins | 1 | 1st | — | 1923 NNL 16 |
| Pitcher Range Factor | — | #2 | — | 1922 #2 1923 #2 1927 #2 |
| Complete Games | — | #2 | — | 1922 #2 1923 #2 |
| Shutouts | — | #2 | — | 1926 #2 |
| Innings Pitched | — | #2 | — | 1920 #2 1922 #2 1923 #2 |
| Walks + Hits / IP | — | #3 | — | 1921 #3 |
| Strikeouts | — | #2 | — | 1922 #2 1923 #2 |
Title Seasons
2 seasons with at least one titlePitching
led the league 9 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | KCM | NNL | 8 | 11 | 3.04 | 25 | 18 | 1 | 186.2 | 174 | 63 | 0 | 40 | 89 | 1.15 |
| 1921 | KCM | NNL | 14 | 11 | 3.40 | 31 | 21 | 0 | 193.0 | 168 | 73 | 7 | 43 | 102 | 1.09 |
| 1922 | KCM | NNL | 12 | 7 | 4.03 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 190.0 | 204 | 85 | 6 | 47 | 107 | 1.32 |
| 1923 | KCM | NNL | 16 | 9 | 3.24 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 213.2 | 229 | 77 | 9 | 53 | 119 | 1.32 |
| 1924 | HIL | ECL | 1 | 6 | 4.32 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 58.1 | 66 | 28 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 1.37 |
| 1925 | HIL | ECL | 11 | 1 | 4.57 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 128.0 | 130 | 65 | 9 | 26 | 47 | 1.22 |
| 1926 | CAG | NNL | 10 | 4 | 3.09 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 137.0 | 143 | 47 | 4 | 30 | 53 | 1.26 |
| 1927 | CAG | NNL | 5 | 4 | 2.90 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 96.1 | 105 | 31 | 4 | 22 | 27 | 1.32 |
| 1928 | DS | NNL | 4 | 6 | 4.67 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 86.2 | 97 | 45 | 4 | 28 | 30 | 1.44 |
| Career | — | — | 81 | 59 | 3.59 | 196 | 142 | 10 | 1289.2 | 1,316 | 514 | 48 | 303 | 590 | 1.26 |
Batting
9 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | KCM | NNL | 26 | 70 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .157 | .192 | .157 | .349 |
| 1921 | KCM | NNL | 39 | 95 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .189 | .230 | .295 | .525 |
| 1922 | KCM | NNL | 32 | 93 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .215 | .240 | .333 | .573 |
| 1923 | KCM | NNL | 39 | 91 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .274 | .319 | .592 |
| 1924 | HIL | ECL | 12 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .381 | .278 | .659 |
| 1925 | HIL | ECL | 19 | 45 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .265 | .244 | .510 |
| 1926 | CAG | NNL | 26 | 62 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .290 | .323 | .323 | .646 |
| 1927 | CAG | NNL | 18 | 43 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .140 | .178 | .186 | .364 |
| 1928 | DS | NNL | 18 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .257 | .235 | .492 |
| Career | — | — | 229 | 551 | 54 | 117 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 26 | 6 | 4 | .212 | .250 | .274 | .524 |
Fielding
3 positions| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | FLD% | RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | KCM | NNL | P | 25 | 18 | 186.2 | 11 | 68 | 5 | 1 | 84 | .940 | 3.16 |
| OF | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.00 | |||
| 1921 | KCM | NNL | P | 31 | 21 | 193.0 | 11 | 76 | 7 | 1 | 94 | .926 | 2.81 |
| OF | 9 | 1 | 29.1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .857 | 0.67 | |||
| 1922 | KCM | NNL | P | 25 | 21 | 190.0 | 13 | 69 | 3 | 2 | 85 | .965 | 3.28 |
| OF | 4 | 3 | 30.0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .857 | 1.50 | |||
| 1923 | KCM | NNL | P | 33 | 23 | 213.2 | 12 | 90 | 5 | 0 | 107 | .953 | 3.09 |
| 1B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 5.00 | |||
| 1924 | HIL | ECL | P | 11 | 6 | 60.0 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 33 | .939 | 2.82 |
| 1925 | HIL | ECL | P | 19 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.00 |
| 1926 | CAG | NNL | P | 21 | 17 | 137.0 | 6 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 53 | .981 | 2.48 |
| OF | 4 | 3 | 31.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |||
| 1927 | CAG | NNL | P | 14 | 12 | 96.1 | 6 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 45 | .956 | 3.07 |
| OF | 2 | 2 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.00 | |||
| 1928 | DS | NNL | P | 17 | 10 | 86.2 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 38 | .974 | 2.18 |
| Career | — | — | P | 196 | 142 | 1163.1 | 66 | 447 | 26 | 9 | 539 | .952 | 2.62 |
| — | — | OF | 20 | 9 | 110.0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | .889 | 0.80 | |
| — | — | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 5.00 |