Howard Ross vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and R. Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Howard Ross posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.84 and WHIP 1.587 compared to 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Howard Ross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and R. Smith

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.95
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.84
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.47
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.49
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and R. Smith

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and R. Smith

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA