Buck Ross vs. Ace Williams — Career Comparison

Buck Ross
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ace Williams
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buck Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Ace Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Buck Ross posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.94 and WHIP 1.551 compared to 16 and 3.889 for Ace Williams. By the career numbers, Buck Ross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck Ross and Ace Williams

Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.56
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.2
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.37
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.63
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.09
37.09
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.79
76.79
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.43
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
4.94
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.57
18.57
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.468
0.468
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4096
27
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1365.1
9
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1545
10.18
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
22
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.18
10.18
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
22
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.75
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
3.78
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
2.37
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.683
0.683
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.24
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6141
40.48
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
61
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.22
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
5.81
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.551
1.551
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.889
3.889
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5561
36.66
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
47
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.524
0.524
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.48
40.48
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
61

Fielding Stats for Buck Ross and Ace Williams

Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.19
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.084
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Ross and Ace Williams

Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
284.4
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
600
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
448
537.6
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.8
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
66
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.2
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.6
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.8
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.46
20.96
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
106.8
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
109.2
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
28.8
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
32.4
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
57.6
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.18
12.21
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-162.53
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.4
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
24
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
169.2
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.55
3.55
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
36
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.6
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA