Howard Ross vs. Sam Thompson — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Thompson
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Sam Thompson posted a stronger line than Howard Ross. Sam Thompson posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.41 vs 5.84) and WHIP (1.403 vs 1.587). By the career numbers, Sam Thompson had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Sam Thompson

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.95
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.61
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.59
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.64
44.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.06
67.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.61
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
4.41
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1422
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
10.03
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.03
10.03
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.65
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.86
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.745
0.745
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2101
39.89
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
5.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.84
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
36.27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Sam Thompson

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
1.63
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.03
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1425
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.51
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.1
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.66
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.03
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.67
94.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.861
1.861
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.28
66.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Sam Thompson

Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
268.66
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
537.31
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
104.48
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
86.57
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.93
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
17.91
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.96
32.71
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
128.36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
134.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
53.73
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
38.81
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
89.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.49
34.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.97
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.88
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.99
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
201
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
32.84
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100