Juan Agosto vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Juan Agosto
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Juan Agosto as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Juan Agosto posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.01 and WHIP 1.491 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Juan Agosto had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Juan Agosto and Howard Ross

Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
543
7.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.57
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.47
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.79
54.79
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.42
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
4.01
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1879
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
626.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
9.18
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.18
9.18
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
3.56
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.68
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
4.41
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.886
0.886
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2713
38.98
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.85
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
4.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.79
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.4
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2352
33.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.98
38.98
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Juan Agosto and Howard Ross

Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
543
7.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1879
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
626.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.83
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
2.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.1
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
3.1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.66
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.91
93.91
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.398
0.398
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Juan Agosto and Howard Ross

Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
14809.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
20
545.45
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
7.7
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.35
-9.65
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Agosto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Agosto
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA