Al Cicotte vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Al Cicotte
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Cicotte as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Cicotte posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.36 and WHIP 1.562 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Al Cicotte had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Cicotte and Howard Ross

Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.48
43.48
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
4.36
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
780
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
9.69
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.69
9.69
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.04
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.12
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
5.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
39.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.45
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.92
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1014
35.1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Al Cicotte and Howard Ross

Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.56
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
2.42
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Cicotte and Howard Ross

Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
854.79
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
583.56
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
123.29
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
106.85
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
24.37
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
139.73
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
131.51
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.66
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
21.98
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
18
147.95
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.66
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA