Dan Petry vs. Buster Ross — Career Comparison

Dan Petry
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Buster Ross
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dan Petry 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. Dan Petry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.95 and WHIP 1.399 compared to 5.01 and 1.613 for Buster Ross. By the career numbers, Dan Petry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Petry and Buster Ross

Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
1.6
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.03
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.54
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.45
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.63
15.63
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.22
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
3.95
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
5.01
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
190.1
9
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1984
8.58
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
11.02
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.02
11.02
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.94
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
852
3.69
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.5
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.32
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
4.6
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.47
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.552
0.552
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.33
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8860
38.33
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
41.23
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.1
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.65
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
4.43
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
6.71
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.363
1.363
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.613
1.613
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7837
33.9
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
37.5
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.23
41.23

Fielding Stats for Dan Petry and Buster Ross

Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
1.6
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6241
27
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080.1
9
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.1
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.45
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.61
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
2.56
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.01
98.01
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.597
1.597
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Petry and Buster Ross

Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
44400
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
64
673.68
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
600
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
526.32
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
84.21
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
63.16
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.05
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.05
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
27.72
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
105.26
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
136.84
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
31.58
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
42.11
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
23.33
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
24.33
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
52.63
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
18
189.47
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.05
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA