Bobby Ayala vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Bobby Ayala
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Bobby Ayala as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bobby Ayala posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.78 and WHIP 1.472 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Bobby Ayala had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bobby Ayala and Howard Ross

Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
6.34
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.58
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.69
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.68
45.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.92
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
4.78
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
576
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
9.08
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.11
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
3.83
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.34
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
8.45
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.42
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2537
39.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
3.34
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
5.52
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.69
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.434
1.434
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2210
34.53
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.319
0.319
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Bobby Ayala and Howard Ross

Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
6.34
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
576
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.86
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
2.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.88
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.96
86.96
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bobby Ayala and Howard Ross

Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406
7164.71
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
547.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
2.52
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.02
-35.56
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
13
229.41
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
2.62
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA