Howard Ross vs. Billy Traber — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Billy Traber
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Howard Ross and Billy Traber are fairly close on the surface numbers. Howard Ross posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.587 vs 1.637) and home runs allowed (0.91 per nine innings vs 1.21). Billy Traber had the advantage in ERA (5.65 vs 5.84). By the career numbers, Howard Ross had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Billy Traber

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
4.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.59
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.17
29.17
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
5.65
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
11.18
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.18
11.18
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.21
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
3.14
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
6.36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.36
6.36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.056
1.056
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.71
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
41.32
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
5.86
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.591
1.591
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
36.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.342
0.342
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.32
41.32

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Billy Traber

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
4.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.03
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.46
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.59
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.37
97.37
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.17
29.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Billy Traber

Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
2400
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
21
525
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-29.51
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
13
325
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
1.85
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA