Jeff Austin vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Jeff Austin
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Austin 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 6.75 and 1.730 for Jeff Austin. By the career numbers, Howard Ross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Austin and Howard Ross

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.23
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
6.75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.84
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
9.51
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
5.65
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.58
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
41.46
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
6.89
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.49
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
34.85
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.46
41.46
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Jeff Austin and Howard Ross

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.23
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.52
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Austin and Howard Ross

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
2280
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
6.7
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-6.1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
300
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA