Rob Delaney vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Rob Delaney
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Rob Delaney as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Howard Ross posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.84 and WHIP 1.587 compared to 10.5 and 2.500 for Rob Delaney. By the career numbers, Howard Ross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rob Delaney and Howard Ross

Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
7.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Rob Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Rob Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
10.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.84
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Rob Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Rob Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Rob Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Rob Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Rob Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Rob Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Rob Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Rob Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.833
1.833
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
45
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Rob Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
10.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.49
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Rob Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
2.333
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
31.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Rob Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Rob Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Rob Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Rob Delaney and Howard Ross

Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
7.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Rob Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Rob Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rob Delaney and Howard Ross

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