Howard Ross vs. Erik Sabel — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Erik Sabel
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Erik Sabel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Erik Sabel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.02 and WHIP 1.541 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Erik Sabel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Erik Sabel

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
10.48
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.86
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.57
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
39.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
5.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Erik Sabel

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.03
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Erik Sabel

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15000
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA