Leon Chagnon vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Leon Chagnon
Greatest GenerationNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Chagnon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Leon Chagnon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.51 and WHIP 1.391 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Leon Chagnon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leon Chagnon and Howard Ross

Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.43
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.37
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.29
54.29
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.3
16.3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
4.51
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1180
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
10.14
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.78
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.38
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.86
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.653
0.653
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
39.49
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.51
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.99
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1611
36.86
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.49
39.49
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Leon Chagnon and Howard Ross

Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leon Chagnon and Howard Ross

Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
736.36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
572.73
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
92.73
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
65.45
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
16.36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.91
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
23.61
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
130.91
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
103.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
49.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.18
17.34
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.91
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
18
98.18
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.11
6.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Chagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
16.36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Chagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA