George Crosby vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

George Crosby
Pre-GenerationalIowaNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and George Crosby as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. George Crosby posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.393 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, George Crosby had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Crosby and Howard Ross

George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.96
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.95
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.96
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.96
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.96
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.86
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.54
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.821
0.821
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.29
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
42.11
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.49
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.393
1.393
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
38.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for George Crosby and Howard Ross

George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.96
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
2.51
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.1
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.66
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.333
3.333
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Crosby and Howard Ross

George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
138.46
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.846
0.846
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
94.58
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
323.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.846
0.846
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.27
104.85
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
George Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA