Edwin Diaz vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Edwin Diaz
MillenialP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Edwin Diaz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Edwin Diaz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.82 and WHIP 1.053 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Edwin Diaz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Edwin Diaz and Howard Ross

Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
9.01
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.49
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.62
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.38
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
2.82
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1558
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
6.17
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.94
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
3.15
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
14.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.54
14.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.966
1.966
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.57
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.69
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2105
36.48
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.85
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.05
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1866
32.34
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.48
36.48
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Edwin Diaz and Howard Ross

Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
9.01
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1558
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.49
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.83
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.092
0.092
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Edwin Diaz and Howard Ross

Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
156300
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA