Howard Ross vs. Joe Thatcher — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Thatcher
MillenialIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Thatcher as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Thatcher posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.385 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Joe Thatcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Joe Thatcher

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
13.98
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.38
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.74
40.74
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.38
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
782
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260.2
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
8.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.66
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
3.14
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
9.32
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.48
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1122
38.74
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.66
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.66
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.41
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.52
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
990
34.18
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.332
0.332
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Joe Thatcher

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
13.98
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
782
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260.2
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.66
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.86
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.79
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.057
0.057
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Joe Thatcher

Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
405
243000
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA