Bill Fischer vs. Gary Ross — Career Comparison

Bill Fischer
Silent GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Ross
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Fischer built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Ross as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Fischer led in home run suppression (HR9+ 358 vs 124), walk avoidance (BB%+ 256 vs 108), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 92). Gary Ross held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 92 vs 66). Role difference aside, Bill Fischer holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bill Fischer and Gary Ross

Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
3.04
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.57
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.84
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.74
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.49
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.63
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.59
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.69
43.69
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.72
34.72
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.76
27.76
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.85
20.85
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
4.34
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
3.92
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2494
27
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2141
27
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
831.1
9
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
713.2
9
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
936
10.13
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
764
9.63
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.63
9.63
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.93
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.61
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
2.27
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
3.63
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.31
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.67
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
3.39
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
4.77
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.629
0.629
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.22
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.33
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3563
38.57
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3132
39.5
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.03
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.06
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
4.75
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
4.53
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.49
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.37
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.474
1.474
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3341
36.17
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2762
34.83
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5

Fielding Stats for Bill Fischer and Gary Ross

Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
3.04
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.57
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.84
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.74
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2493
27
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2140
27
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
831
9
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
713.1
9
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.7
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.82
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.74
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.82
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
2.48
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
2.71
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
2.45
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.64
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.21
97.21
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.739
0.739
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.76
27.76
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.85
20.85
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Fischer and Gary Ross

Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
281
714.41
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
2358.33
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
600
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
72
600
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
505.93
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
508.33
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
68.64
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
7
58.33
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
58.47
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.63
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.54
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.17
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.56
16.69
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
7.35
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
83.9
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
8
66.67
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
104.24
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
8
66.67
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.34
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.67
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
30.51
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.33
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
48.31
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
50
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
9.16
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-9.29
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.08
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30.51
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
116.95
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
183.33
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3.27
3.27
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
53.39
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
83.33
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.08
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.63
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA