Bruce Howard vs. Buster Ross — Career Comparison

Bruce Howard
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Buster Ross
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Howard built a career as a starting pitcher and Buster Ross as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Howard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.326 compared to 5.01 and 1.613 for Buster Ross. By the career numbers, Bruce Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Howard and Buster Ross

Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.03
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.61
45.61
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.63
15.63
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
3.18
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
5.01
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
190.1
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
7.64
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
11.02
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.02
11.02
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.77
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.07
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.5
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.94
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.47
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.552
0.552
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2229
37.95
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
41.23
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.65
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.73
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
6.71
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.613
1.613
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
33.74
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
37.5
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.23
41.23

Fielding Stats for Bruce Howard and Buster Ross

Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1586
27
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528.2
9
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.6
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.11
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Howard and Buster Ross

Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
416.18
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
673.68
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
57
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
509.83
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
526.32
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
58.96
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
84.21
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
34.68
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
63.16
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.34
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.05
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.05
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.49
19.05
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
27.72
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
93.64
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
105.26
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
100.58
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
136.84
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.34
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.58
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
38.15
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.11
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
5.54
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
24.33
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
38.15
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
52.63
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
169.94
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
189.47
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.09
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.05
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.94
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA