Howard Ross vs. Troy Taylor — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Troy Taylor
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Troy 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 5.88 and 1.500 for Troy 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 Troy Taylor

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
10.04
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.84
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.88
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
10.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.08
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.46
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
40.85
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.88
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.324
0.324
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.85
40.85

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Troy Taylor

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
10.04
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.035
0.035
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Troy Taylor

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
600
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA