Howard Ross vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.82 and WHIP 1.455 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Roy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Roy Thomas

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.82
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
38.61
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
4.36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.77
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1548
33.22
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Roy Thomas

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.93
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Roy Thomas

Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA