John Ewing vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

John Ewing
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and John Ewing as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. John Ewing posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.420 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, John Ewing had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Ewing and Howard Ross

John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.95
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.03
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.69
45.69
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.8
93.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.96
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
3.68
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3176
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1058.2
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1113
9.46
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
3.32
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
4.46
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.864
0.864
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.31
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.42
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4714
40.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
6.08
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4275
36.34
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.07
40.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for John Ewing and Howard Ross

John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
1.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1095
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.41
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
1.87
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.19
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
2.47
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
2.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.36
92.36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Ewing and Howard Ross

John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
168.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
574.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
110.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
96.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
7.59
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.92
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
John Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.5
34.81
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
132.91
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
135.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
59.49
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
45.57
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
102.53
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.94
34.1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
22.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
John Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
94
118.99
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.04
5.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
John Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
John Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
22.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
22.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA