Louis Coleman vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Louis Coleman
MillenialMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Louis Coleman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Louis Coleman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.51 and WHIP 1.348 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Louis Coleman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Louis Coleman and Howard Ross

Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
8.59
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.51
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
830
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276.2
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
7.55
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.17
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
4.1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
8.85
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.439
1.439
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
37.87
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.24
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
3.71
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.85
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1008
32.79
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Louis Coleman and Howard Ross

Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
8.59
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
830
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276.2
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.42
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.91
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.37
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.155
0.155
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Louis Coleman and Howard Ross

Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
158400
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Louis Coleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Louis Coleman
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA