Howard Ross vs. Alex Torres — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Torres
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Torres as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Torres posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.68 and WHIP 1.315 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Alex Torres had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Alex Torres

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
8.86
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154.1
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
6.53
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.52
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
5.02
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
9.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.575
1.575
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.58
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
38.49
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.32
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
32.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Alex Torres

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
8.86
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.52
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.87
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.69
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.63
90.63
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.191
0.191
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Alex Torres

Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
45600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Torres
Career
Per 600 PA