Terry Adams vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Terry Adams
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Terry Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Terry Adams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.17 and WHIP 1.499 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Terry Adams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Terry Adams and Howard Ross

Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
5.94
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.53
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.64
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.13
45.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
4.17
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2608
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
890
9.21
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.65
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
3.93
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
7.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.15
7.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.56
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3801
39.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
4.64
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.39
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.21
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.01
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.461
1.461
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3346
34.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.319
0.319
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Terry Adams and Howard Ross

Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
5.94
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2608
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
2.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
2.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.94
93.94
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.378
0.378
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Terry Adams and Howard Ross

Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
574
3514.29
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
477.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
24.49
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.37
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
4.08
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
30.61
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
67.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
12.24
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.24
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
24.49
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.07
-18.78
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
42.86
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
41
251.02
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.39
2.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
73.47
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA