In an 11-season career, Camnitz posted a 133–106 record with 915 strikeouts and a 2.75 earned run average in 2085+1⁄3 innings pitched.
Howie Camnitz received the nickname "Rosebud" due to his bright red hair.
In his first full season in 1907, he had a 13–8 record with a 2.15 earned run average in 180 innings, including a five-inning no-hitter against the New York Giants on August 23.
[1] With an excellent curveball, Camnitz collected three 20-win seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1909 to 1912, leading his team to the 1909 World Series after winning 25 games in the regular season and tying Christy Mathewson for the National League lead in winning percentage at .806.
He pitched in nine games for the Phillies and had a 3–3 record, then jumped to the Pittsburgh Rebels of the Federal League in 1914 and posted a 14–19 mark.