Howard Ross vs. Ed Trumbull — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Trumbull
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsNorth AmericaWashington NationalsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Trumbull as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Trumbull posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.71 and WHIP 1.655 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Ed Trumbull had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Ed Trumbull

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.95
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.96
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
4.71
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
11.42
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
11.57
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.42
11.42
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.32
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.61
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.881
0.881
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.61
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
42.64
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.49
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
9.64
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.655
1.655
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
39.21
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.326
0.326
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.64
42.64

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Ed Trumbull

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.11
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.89
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.62
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
2.58
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.96
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.86
75.86
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Ed Trumbull

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
170.45
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
586.36
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
68.18
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
54.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
11.24
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
81.82
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
81.82
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.87
-5.9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Ed Trumbull
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Trumbull
Career
Per 600 PA