Howard Ross vs. Kerry Taylor — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kerry Taylor
Gen XMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Kerry Taylor 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 6.56 and 1.803 for Kerry Taylor. 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 Kerry Taylor

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.58
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.99
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.62
21.62
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.84
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
6.56
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72.2
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
10.03
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.03
10.03
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.74
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
6.19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
5.94
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
43.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.11
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.49
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
7.06
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.24
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.803
1.803
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
34.93
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.35
43.35

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Kerry Taylor

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.58
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.99
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72.2
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.36
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.62
21.62
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Kerry Taylor

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
1480
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
14
560
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-58.59
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
9
360
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA