Joe Davenport vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Joe Davenport
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Davenport as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Davenport posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Joe Davenport had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Davenport and Howard Ross

Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
38.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
30.75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
30.89
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Joe Davenport and Howard Ross

Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Davenport and Howard Ross

Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
6000
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA