Dan Cotter vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Dan Cotter
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBuffalo BisonsPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Cotter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Howard Ross posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.84 and WHIP 1.587 compared to 14 and 2.778 for Dan Cotter. By the career numbers, Howard Ross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Cotter and Howard Ross

Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.95
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Dan Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Dan Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Dan Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.84
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.17
12.17
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Dan Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
11.42
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.42
11.42
Dan Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Dan Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.47
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Dan Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.778
0.778
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Dan Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.49
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Dan Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.778
2.778
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.386
0.386
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.382
0.382
Dan Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Dan Cotter and Howard Ross

Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Dan Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Dan Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Cotter and Howard Ross

Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA