Casey Cox vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Casey Cox
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Casey Cox as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Casey Cox posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.385 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Casey Cox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Casey Cox and Howard Ross

Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
3.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.46
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.15
48.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.16
19.16
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.7
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2286
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
9.12
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.78
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.76
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.86
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.58
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.51
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.697
0.697
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3238
38.24
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.18
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
4.45
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.24
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2934
34.65
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Casey Cox and Howard Ross

Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
3.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2285
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
761.2
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.48
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.89
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
1.84
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.507
0.507
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.16
19.16
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Casey Cox and Howard Ross

Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
1062.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
520.69
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
51.72
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
51.72
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.05
7.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
51.72
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
75.86
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
10.34
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.24
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
27.59
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.08
-10.62
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
94
324.14
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
1.85
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Casey Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
55.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA