Jim Constable vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Jim Constable
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth 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 Jim Constable as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Constable posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.87 and WHIP 1.531 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Jim Constable had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Constable and Howard Ross

Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.55
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.87
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
10.01
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.01
10.01
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.73
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
3.77
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.42
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.64
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
39.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.92
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.14
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.531
1.531
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
35.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.319
0.319
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Jim Constable and Howard Ross

Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.55
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.73
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.92
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.74
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.65
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Constable and Howard Ross

Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
1600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
17
485.71
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
58.62
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
63.95
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
5
142.86
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.2
4.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Constable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Constable
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA