Wally Holborow vs. Buck Ross — Career Comparison

Wally Holborow
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Buck Ross
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buck Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Wally Holborow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Wally Holborow posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.490 compared to 4.94 and 1.551 for Buck Ross. By the career numbers, Wally Holborow had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wally Holborow and Buck Ross

Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.66
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.56
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.2
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.37
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.63
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.09
37.09
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.79
76.79
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.43
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
4.94
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4096
27
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1365.1
9
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
9.06
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1545
10.18
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.06
9.06
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.75
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.35
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
3.78
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.14
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
2.37
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.832
0.832
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.683
0.683
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
38.85
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6141
40.48
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.09
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.22
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.66
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
882
5.81
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.551
1.551
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
34.49
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5561
36.66
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.48
40.48

Fielding Stats for Wally Holborow and Buck Ross

Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.19
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.619
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.084
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Wally Holborow and Buck Ross

Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
1260
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
284.4
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
600
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
6
360
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448
537.6
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
82.8
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
66
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.2
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.6
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.8
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
82.83
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.46
20.96
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
106.8
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
109.2
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.929
0.929
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
28.8
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
32.4
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
57.6
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
83.99
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.18
12.21
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.4
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
24
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
141
169.2
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3.55
3.55
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
36
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.6
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA