Bill Atkinson vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Bill Atkinson
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Atkinson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Atkinson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.412 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Bill Atkinson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Atkinson and Howard Ross

Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.99
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.42
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.88
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.04
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
3.79
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.04
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
6.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.093
1.093
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
38.18
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.99
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.67
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.55
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
33.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Bill Atkinson and Howard Ross

Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.99
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.71
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
2.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
2.26
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.5
92.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.378
0.378
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Atkinson and Howard Ross

Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
5400
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
44.81
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
62.61
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA