Howard Ross vs. Salomon Torres — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Salomon Torres
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Salomon Torres as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Salomon Torres posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.31 and WHIP 1.474 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Salomon Torres had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Salomon Torres

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
5.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.47
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.62
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.14
43.14
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.88
12.88
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.61
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
4.31
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2542
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
847.1
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
9.1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.97
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
3.71
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.46
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
5.74
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.049
1.049
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.54
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3696
39.26
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.78
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
4.74
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.54
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3219
34.19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.26
39.26

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Salomon Torres

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
5.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2542
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
847.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.73
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
1.29
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
2.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
2.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.94
97.94
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.88
12.88
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Salomon Torres

Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
2537.29
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
523.73
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
76.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
66.1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.17
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.74
13.94
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
91.53
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
91.53
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.42
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.51
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
4.21
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
46
233.9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Salomon Torres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
61.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Salomon Torres
Career
Per 600 PA