Howard Ross vs. Dave Tobik — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Tobik
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Tobik as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Tobik posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.356 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Dave Tobik had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Dave Tobik

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.45
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.52
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.84
37.84
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.64
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1188
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
8.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
3.48
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.66
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
5.82
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.033
1.033
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
37.61
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.64
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.43
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1469
33.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Dave Tobik

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.45
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1188
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.66
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.48
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.45
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.46
98.46
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Dave Tobik

Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Dave Tobik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
600
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Tobik
Career
Per 600 PA