Howard Ross vs. Carlos Valdez — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Carlos Valdez
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Carlos Valdez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Carlos Valdez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5 and WHIP 1.889 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Carlos Valdez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Carlos Valdez

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
10
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
42.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
34.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.5
42.5

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Carlos Valdez

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Carlos Valdez

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Carlos Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Carlos Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA