Jeremy Affeldt vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Jeremy Affeldt
Gen XArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeremy Affeldt as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jeremy Affeldt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.448 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Jeremy Affeldt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeremy Affeldt and Howard Ross

Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
7.52
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.42
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.31
48.31
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
3.97
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2778
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
904
8.79
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.74
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
3.85
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.4
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.205
1.205
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.53
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4034
39.21
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.57
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
4.42
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.41
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.99
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3529
34.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.21
39.21
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Jeremy Affeldt and Howard Ross

Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
7.52
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2778
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.79
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
2.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
2.23
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.63
94.63
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeremy Affeldt and Howard Ross

Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
24442.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
26.78
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
30.85
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
189.47
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA