Jose Cecena vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Jose Cecena
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Cecena as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Cecena posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.78 and WHIP 1.671 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Jose Cecena had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Cecena and Howard Ross

Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jose Cecena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jose Cecena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jose Cecena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Jose Cecena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Jose Cecena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Jose Cecena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Jose Cecena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6.84
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Jose Cecena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.84
6.84
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Jose Cecena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Jose Cecena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jose Cecena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
7.86
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.86
7.86
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Jose Cecena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9.23
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Jose Cecena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Jose Cecena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.899
1.899
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.03
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
41.35
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Jose Cecena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Jose Cecena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.47
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Jose Cecena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Jose Cecena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.633
1.633
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
32.13
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Jose Cecena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jose Cecena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Jose Cecena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.35
41.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Jose Cecena and Howard Ross

Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jose Cecena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Jose Cecena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.03
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.03
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Jose Cecena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Cecena and Howard Ross

Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jose Cecena
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
600
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cecena
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA