Mike Anderson vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Mike Anderson
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Anderson 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 18.56 and 2.813 for Mike Anderson. By the career numbers, Howard Ross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Anderson and Howard Ross

Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
18.56
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.84
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.56
18.56
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.35
18.35
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
20.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
11.42
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.42
11.42
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6.75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
50.63
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
18.56
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.49
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.56
18.56
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.813
2.813
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
45.56
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.382
0.382
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Mike Anderson and Howard Ross

Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Anderson and Howard Ross

Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA