Bill Dammann vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Bill Dammann
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Dammann as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Dammann posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.06 and WHIP 1.599 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Bill Dammann had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Dammann and Howard Ross

Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.47
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.95
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.93
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.59
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.37
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.33
63.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
4.06
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1103
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367.2
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
11.58
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
11.42
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.58
11.58
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.42
11.42
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.82
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.86
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.81
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.47
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.514
0.514
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.591
0.591
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
40.51
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
5.56
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.599
1.599
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
37.38
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.323
0.323
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.51
40.51
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Bill Dammann and Howard Ross

Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.47
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1104
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
2.03
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
2.69
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
2.42
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Dammann and Howard Ross

Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
241.61
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
527.52
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
88.59
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
64.43
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.41
41.94
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
136.91
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
157.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
72.48
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
60.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
132.89
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.61
42.73
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.03
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
64.43
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
31
124.83
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
4.81
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.03
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA