Matt Albers vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Matt Albers
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Albers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Albers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.443 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Matt Albers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Albers and Howard Ross

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.56
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.57
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.47
49.47
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
4.35
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2277
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
759
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
8.91
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.03
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
3.72
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
6.77
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.166
1.166
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
38.99
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.72
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
4.73
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.33
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2882
34.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.99
38.99
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Matt Albers and Howard Ross

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2277
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
759
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.49
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.66
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.227
0.227
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Albers and Howard Ross

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
9726.32
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
552.63
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
5.47
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.47
-23.22
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
21
331.58
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
1.81
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA