Howard Ross vs. Fred Tenney — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Tenney
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows LeftNorth AmericaBoston RedsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Tenney as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Tenney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.82 and WHIP 1.157 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Fred Tenney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Fred Tenney

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.95
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.82
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.29
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.86
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
38.47
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.49
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.53
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
36.35
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.47
38.47

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Fred Tenney

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.12
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Fred Tenney

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
4.03
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.94
-24.59
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Tenney
Career
Per 600 PA