Bill Clarkson vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Bill Clarkson
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Clarkson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Clarkson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.44 and WHIP 1.866 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Bill Clarkson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Clarkson and Howard Ross

Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.43
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.81
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.65
17.65
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.44
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
11.49
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
11.42
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.49
11.49
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.42
11.42
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.31
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.62
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.881
0.881
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
43.52
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.48
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
6.38
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.866
1.866
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
38.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.52
43.52
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Bill Clarkson and Howard Ross

Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Clarkson and Howard Ross

Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
1096.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
517.24
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
10.84
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.4
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
165.52
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
3.63
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA