Jerry Cram vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Jerry Cram
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Jerry Cram as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jerry Cram posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.98 and WHIP 1.428 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Jerry Cram had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Cram and Howard Ross

Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.98
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
9.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.56
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.42
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.86
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.724
0.724
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
37.06
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
34.45
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.06
37.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Jerry Cram and Howard Ross

Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.93
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.12
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.05
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.05
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.478
0.478
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Cram and Howard Ross

Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2300
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
6.7
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Cram
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Cram
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA