Howard Ross vs. Tommy Toms — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tommy Toms
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Tommy Toms as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tommy Toms posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 2.014 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Tommy Toms had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Tommy Toms

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6.94
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.16
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
5.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.92
5.92
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
11.42
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
12.73
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.42
11.42
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.73
12.73
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.47
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.93
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.63
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
42.43
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.01
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.49
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
7.71
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.77
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.16
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
38.19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.365
0.365
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Tommy Toms

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6.94
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.16
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.54
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.222
0.222
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Tommy Toms

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Tommy Toms
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
600
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Toms
Career
Per 600 PA