Charlie Cady vs. Buck Ross — Career Comparison

Charlie Cady
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisNorth AmericaChicago/Pittsburgh (Union League)Union AssociationRelief Pitcher
Buck Ross
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buck Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Cady as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Cady posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.558 compared to 4.94 and 1.551 for Buck Ross. By the career numbers, Charlie Cady had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Cady and Buck Ross

Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.56
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.2
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.63
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.37
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.63
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.09
37.09
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.79
76.79
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.05
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.43
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.77
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
4.94
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4096
27
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1365.1
9
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.47
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1545
10.18
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.18
10.18
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.75
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.56
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
3.78
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.19
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
2.37
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.861
0.861
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.683
0.683
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
2.09
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.24
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
41.65
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6141
40.48
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.22
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
7.95
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
5.81
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.95
7.95
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.558
1.558
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.551
1.551
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
38.09
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5561
36.66
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.65
41.65
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.48
40.48

Fielding Stats for Charlie Cady and Buck Ross

Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.32
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
27
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
9
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.96
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.08
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.88
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.04
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.83
70.83
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.19
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.084
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Cady and Buck Ross

Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
11
183.33
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
284.4
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
600
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
448
537.6
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.8
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
66
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.2
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.6
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.8
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
11.4
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.46
20.96
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
106.8
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
109.2
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
28.8
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
32.4
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
57.6
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-14.11
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.18
12.21
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.4
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
24
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
141
169.2
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.2
7.2
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3.55
3.55
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
36
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.6
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA