Dan Abbott vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Dan Abbott
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Abbott as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Howard Ross posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.84 and WHIP 1.587 compared to 6.23 and 2.077 for Dan Abbott. By the career numbers, Howard Ross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Abbott and Howard Ross

Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.23
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.84
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.328
0.328
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
13.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
11.42
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.15
13.15
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.42
11.42
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.47
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.08
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
46.38
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
9.69
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.49
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.077
2.077
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
40.15
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.38
46.38
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Dan Abbott and Howard Ross

Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.08
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
2.51
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.85
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.1
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.85
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.66
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Abbott and Howard Ross

Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
38.75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
53.62
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA