Ray Dobens vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Ray Dobens
Greatest GenerationNew HampshireThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Dobens as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ray Dobens posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.447 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Ray Dobens had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Dobens and Howard Ross

Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.49
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.81
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.1
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
10.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.16
10.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.86
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.86
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.47
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.459
0.459
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.591
0.591
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
38.44
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.81
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
35.26
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.44
38.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Ray Dobens and Howard Ross

Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Dobens and Howard Ross

Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
733.33
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
69.11
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Ray Dobens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
92.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Dobens
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA