Jack Egan vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Jack Egan
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Egan 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 10.8 and 2.000 for Jack Egan. By the career numbers, Howard Ross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Egan and Howard Ross

Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.95
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.84
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.364
0.364
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
14.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
11.42
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.42
11.42
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
43.2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.49
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
39.6
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.368
0.368
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Jack Egan and Howard Ross

Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Egan and Howard Ross

Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.81
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA