Jim Conway vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Jim Conway
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Conway as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Conway posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.308 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Jim Conway had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Conway and Howard Ross

Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.95
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.03
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.14
43.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.87
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
3.64
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452.2
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
9.64
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.13
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.86
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.591
0.591
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.72
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.34
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.97
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
6.6
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.49
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
36.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Jim Conway and Howard Ross

Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1377
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.37
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
2.45
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
2.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.8
84.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.738
1.738
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Conway and Howard Ross

Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
164.42
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
582.69
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
106.73
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
95.19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.96
25.86
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
124.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
124.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
49.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
34.62
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
83.65
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.55
24.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.65
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
26
75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA