Brandon Dickson vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Brandon Dickson
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Brandon Dickson 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 5.94 and 1.740 for Brandon Dickson. By the career numbers, Howard Ross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Dickson and Howard Ross

Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5.4
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.94
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.84
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.06
8.06
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.338
0.338
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
12.96
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
11.42
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.96
12.96
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.42
11.42
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.86
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.56
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
41.04
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.62
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.49
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.16
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
38.34
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.365
0.365
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.04
41.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Brandon Dickson and Howard Ross

Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5.4
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Dickson and Howard Ross

Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
1200
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
204.83
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.72
206.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA