Melvin Mercedes vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Melvin Mercedes
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Melvin Mercedes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Melvin Mercedes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 0.000 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Melvin Mercedes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Melvin Mercedes and Howard Ross

Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Melvin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Melvin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Melvin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Melvin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
-0.56
-0.56
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Melvin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Melvin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Melvin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Melvin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Melvin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Melvin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Melvin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Melvin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.86
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Melvin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Melvin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Melvin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
34.66
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Melvin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Melvin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Melvin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Melvin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
30.89
Melvin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Melvin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Melvin Mercedes and Howard Ross

Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
2.51
Melvin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.1
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.66
Melvin Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Melvin Mercedes and Howard Ross

Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
600
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Melvin Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA