Harry Dean vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Harry Dean
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows 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 Harry Dean as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Dean posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.5 and WHIP 2.500 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Harry Dean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Dean and Howard Ross

Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
13.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.47
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
54
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
13.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.49
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
36
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Harry Dean and Howard Ross

Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Dean and Howard Ross

Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
600
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA