Buster Ross vs. Harry Thompson — Career Comparison

Buster Ross
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harry Thompson
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harry Thompson 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. Harry Thompson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.23 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 5.01 and 1.613 for Buster Ross. By the career numbers, Harry Thompson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buster Ross and Harry Thompson

Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.03
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.44
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.63
15.63
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
5.01
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.23
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
27
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
27
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190.1
9
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.1
9
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
11.02
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
10.41
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.02
11.02
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.41
10.41
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
3.5
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.79
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.47
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.79
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.552
0.552
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.398
0.398
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
41.23
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
36.76
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.65
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.79
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
6.71
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.88
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.613
1.613
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
37.5
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
34.64
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.23
41.23
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76

Fielding Stats for Buster Ross and Harry Thompson

Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.421
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Buster Ross and Harry Thompson

Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
673.68
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
320.93
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
600
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
526.32
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
530.23
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
8
84.21
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
111.63
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
63.16
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.05
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.05
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
27.72
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
42.37
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
10
105.26
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
136.84
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
153.49
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.436
0.436
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.58
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.11
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
24.33
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
45.29
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
52.63
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
18
189.47
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.5
21.5
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.05
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100