Gary Ross vs. Buzz Wetzel — Career Comparison

Gary Ross
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Buzz Wetzel
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buzz Wetzel 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 7.71 and 2.786 for Buzz Wetzel. 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 Buzz Wetzel

Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
3.57
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.74
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.32
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.59
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.72
34.72
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.85
20.85
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
3.92
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.21
11.21
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2141
27
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713.2
9
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
764
9.63
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.63
9.63
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.61
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
3.63
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.67
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
4.77
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.33
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3132
39.5
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
48.21
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.06
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
4.53
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.49
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.37
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.474
1.474
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.786
2.786
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2762
34.83
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
38.57
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.21
48.21

Fielding Stats for Gary Ross and Buzz Wetzel

Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.57
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.74
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2140
27
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713.1
9
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.82
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.82
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
2.71
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.64
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.21
97.21
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.739
0.739
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.85
20.85
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gary Ross and Buzz Wetzel

Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
2358.33
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1200
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
600
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
508.33
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
58.33
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
7.35
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
66.67
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
66.67
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.67
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.33
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-9.29
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
22
183.33
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.27
3.27
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
83.33
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA