Gary Ross vs. Luther Roy — Career Comparison

Gary Ross
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luther Roy
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luther Roy built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Ross as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Ross posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.92 and WHIP 1.548 compared to 7.17 and 1.893 for Luther Roy. By the career numbers, Gary Ross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gary Ross and Luther Roy

Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.57
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.95
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.74
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.95
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.59
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.63
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.72
34.72
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.85
20.85
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.14
32.14
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
3.92
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
7.17
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2141
27
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
512
27
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713.2
9
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
170.2
9
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
764
9.63
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
12.18
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.63
9.63
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.18
12.18
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.61
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.79
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
3.63
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.85
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.67
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
4.77
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.9
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.33
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3132
39.5
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
827
43.61
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.06
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.05
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
4.53
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
8.28
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.49
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.37
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.474
1.474
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.893
1.893
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2762
34.83
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
38.55
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.61
43.61

Fielding Stats for Gary Ross and Luther Roy

Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.57
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.74
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2140
27
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713.1
9
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.82
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.82
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
2.71
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.64
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.21
97.21
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.739
0.739
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.929
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.85
20.85
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gary Ross and Luther Roy

Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
2358.33
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
56
550.82
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
600
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
508.33
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
521.31
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
7
58.33
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
7.35
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
51.91
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
8
66.67
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
8
66.67
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
206.56
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.67
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.51
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.33
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
78.69
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-9.29
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.88
67.7
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
68.85
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
22
183.33
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3.27
3.27
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
83.33
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA