Tommy Bridges vs. Gary Ross — Career Comparison

Tommy Bridges
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Gary Ross
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tommy Bridges built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Ross as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tommy Bridges posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 3.92 and 1.548 for Gary Ross. By the career numbers, Tommy Bridges had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Bridges and Gary Ross

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.35
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.57
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
1.15
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.74
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.62
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.44
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.59
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.43
58.43
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.72
34.72
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.38
85.38
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.85
20.85
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.64
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.11
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1122
3.57
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
3.92
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8479
27
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2141
27
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2826.1
9
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
713.2
9
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2675
8.52
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
764
9.63
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.58
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.61
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1192
3.8
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
3.63
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.67
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1674
5.33
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
4.77
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.19
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.33
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.11
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12165
38.74
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3132
39.5
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.15
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.06
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1321
4.21
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
4.53
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.49
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.37
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.474
1.474
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10938
34.83
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2762
34.83
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5

Fielding Stats for Tommy Bridges and Gary Ross

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.57
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.74
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2140
27
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713.1
9
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.82
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.82
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
637
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
2.71
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.64
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.21
97.21
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.446
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.739
0.739
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.85
20.85
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Bridges and Gary Ross

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
222.77
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
283
2358.33
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1142
600
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
72
600
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003
526.97
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
61
508.33
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
95.1
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
7
58.33
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
76.71
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
14.19
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.2
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
18.39
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.9
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
7.35
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
117.69
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
8
66.67
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
133.98
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
8
66.67
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
43.61
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.67
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
37.83
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.33
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
81.44
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.58
28.68
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-9.29
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
38.88
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
142.38
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
183.33
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.21
4.21
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3.27
3.27
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
34.15
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
83.33
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.15
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA