Fred Applegate vs. Robbie Ross — Career Comparison

Fred Applegate
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Robbie Ross
MillenialKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Applegate built a career as a starting pitcher and Robbie Ross as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Robbie Ross posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.92 and WHIP 1.418 compared to 6.43 and 1.762 for Fred Applegate. By the career numbers, Robbie Ross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Applegate and Robbie Ross

Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.24
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.44
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.43
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.92
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
27
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330.2
9
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
12.43
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
9.23
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.43
12.43
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.68
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
3.43
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.27
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
5.14
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
7.46
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.46
7.46
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.52
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.76
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
41.57
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1439
39.17
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.52
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.71
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
4.44
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.25
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.762
1.762
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
37.71
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1279
34.81
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.57
41.57
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Fred Applegate and Robbie Ross

Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
7.24
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
27
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330.2
9
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.54
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.43
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.25
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.43
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.85
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.43
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.8
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.667
2.667
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Applegate and Robbie Ross

Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
39900
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
39.05
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
53.42
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
1.04
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
Robbie Ross
Career
Per 600 PA