John Foreman vs. Gary Ross — Career Comparison

John Foreman
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gary Ross
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, John Foreman and Gary Ross are fairly close on the surface numbers. Gary Ross posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.92 vs 4.97) and WHIP (1.548 vs 1.605). John Foreman had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.24 per nine innings vs 0.61). By the career numbers, Gary Ross had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for John Foreman and Gary Ross

John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.28
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.57
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.16
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.74
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.48
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.48
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.59
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.72
34.72
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.63
90.63
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.85
20.85
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.8
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
4.97
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
3.92
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
673
27
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2141
27
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
224.1
9
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713.2
9
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
9.83
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
764
9.63
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.63
9.63
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.61
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.61
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
3.63
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.67
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
3.25
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
4.77
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.4
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.33
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.16
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
41.6
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3132
39.5
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.06
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
6.74
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
4.53
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.49
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.37
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.605
1.605
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.474
1.474
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
35.83
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2762
34.83
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.6
41.6
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5

Fielding Stats for John Foreman and Gary Ross

John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.28
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.57
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.74
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2140
27
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713.1
9
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.82
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.64
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.82
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.04
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
2.71
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.84
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
2.64
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.21
97.21
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.219
2.219
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.739
0.739
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.85
20.85
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Foreman and Gary Ross

John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
32
208.7
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
2358.33
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
600
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
72
600
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
495.65
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
508.33
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
52.17
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
58.33
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
52.17
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.12
20.34
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
7.35
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
52.17
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
66.67
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
150
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
8
66.67
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
52.17
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.67
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
39.13
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.33
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
91.3
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
18.62
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-9.29
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
97.83
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
150
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
183.33
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3.27
3.27
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
83.33
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.04
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.04
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA