Glenn Elliott vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Glenn Elliott
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Glenn Elliott as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Glenn Elliott posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.461 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Glenn Elliott had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Glenn Elliott and Howard Ross

Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.59
20.59
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
9.27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.27
9.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
3.89
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.49
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.709
0.709
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
38.46
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
4.58
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.461
1.461
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
34.57
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Glenn Elliott and Howard Ross

Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.677
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Glenn Elliott and Howard Ross

Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
816
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
21
504
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
9.06
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
4
96
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-2.17
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
7
168
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
3.57
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Glenn Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glenn Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA