Howard Ross vs. Walter Thornton — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Walter Thornton
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Walter Thornton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Walter Thornton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.18 and WHIP 1.537 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Walter Thornton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Walter Thornton

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.95
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.23
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.51
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.1
56.1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.88
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
4.18
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1228
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409.1
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
10.51
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.51
10.51
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
3.32
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.95
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.696
0.696
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1834
40.32
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
6.22
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.537
1.537
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1654
36.37
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Walter Thornton

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.16
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3576
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1192
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.31
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.71
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.34
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
2.36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
2.02
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.62
85.62
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.752
1.752
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Walter Thornton

Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
156.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
592
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519
526.01
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.816
0.816
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
164.19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
138.85
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
15.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.34
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.69
89.89
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
200.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
231.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.804
0.804
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
84.12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
78.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
161.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.29
98.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60.81
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
33
33.45
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.94
17.94
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.31
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.31
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100