Howard Ross vs. Shawn Tolleson — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Shawn Tolleson
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Shawn Tolleson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Shawn Tolleson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.92 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Shawn Tolleson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Shawn Tolleson

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
8.88
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.58
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.92
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
654
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
8.46
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.28
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
3.18
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.54
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
8.79
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
38.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
3.88
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
4.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
831
34.31
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.15
38.15

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Shawn Tolleson

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
8.88
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
654
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.61
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.61
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.181
0.181
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Shawn Tolleson

Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
129600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Shawn Tolleson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Shawn Tolleson
Career
Per 600 PA