Howard Ross vs. Trent Thornton — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Trent Thornton
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Trent Thornton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Trent Thornton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.38 and WHIP 1.344 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Trent Thornton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Trent Thornton

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
5.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.81
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.31
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.43
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.42
42.42
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.32
15.32
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
4.38
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1203
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
8.96
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.39
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
3.05
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
8.51
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.43
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1714
38.47
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.88
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
4.83
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.34
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.72
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.334
1.334
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1538
34.52
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.47
38.47

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Trent Thornton

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
5.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.81
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1203
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.34
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.94
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.166
0.166
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.32
15.32
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Trent Thornton

Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
47000
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.28
255.07
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
243.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA