Howard Ross vs. Tom Timmermann — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Timmermann
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Timmermann as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Timmermann posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.78 and WHIP 1.356 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Tom Timmermann had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Tom Timmermann

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
3.74
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.72
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.57
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.3
19.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.57
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1644
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
8.34
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.69
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
3.42
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.44
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
5.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.954
0.954
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2329
38.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
4.19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.39
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.31
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2069
33.98
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Tom Timmermann

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
3.74
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.72
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1644
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.49
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.18
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
1.79
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.58
93.58
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.3
19.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Tom Timmermann

Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
1416.49
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
544.33
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
49.48
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
49.48
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
6.97
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
49.48
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
80.41
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30.93
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.11
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.14
-13.24
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
24.74
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
49
303.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.98
1.98
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Tom Timmermann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
24.74
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Timmermann
Career
Per 600 PA