Howard Ross vs. Mike Timlin — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Timlin
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Timlin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Timlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.343 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Mike Timlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Mike Timlin

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
7.91
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.56
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.68
50.68
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.05
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.63
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3613
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1204.1
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1168
8.73
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.88
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.86
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
2.82
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
6.52
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.35
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5082
37.98
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
3.49
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
3.98
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.43
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.24
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.91
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4568
34.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Mike Timlin

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
7.91
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3613
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1204.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.4
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
2.26
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
2.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Mike Timlin

Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1059
90771.43
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-63.66
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA