Bill Campbell vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Bill Campbell
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Campbell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Campbell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.411 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Bill Campbell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Campbell and Howard Ross

Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
5.12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.61
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.97
54.97
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.92
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.54
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3688
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1229.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1139
8.34
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.6
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
3.62
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.73
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
6.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.33
6.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.34
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5239
38.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
3.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
550
4.03
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.64
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.61
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4595
33.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.35
38.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Bill Campbell and Howard Ross

Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
5.12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3688
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1229.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.87
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.26
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
2.23
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
2.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.72
95.72
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.416
0.416
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Campbell and Howard Ross

Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
700
14000
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
26
520
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
12.19
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
13.28
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
200
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Campbell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Campbell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA