Howard Ross vs. Jose Valdez — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose Valdez
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Valdez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Howard Ross posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.84 and WHIP 1.587 compared to 6.34 and 1.482 for Jose Valdez. By the career numbers, Howard Ross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Jose Valdez

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Jose Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
8.13
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jose Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jose Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.84
Jose Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
6.34
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Jose Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jose Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Jose Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
9.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Jose Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.77
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jose Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.23
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Jose Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
7.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jose Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Jose Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.81
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
39.52
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Jose Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.49
Jose Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
6.51
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Jose Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.81
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Jose Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
34.81
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jose Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Jose Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Jose Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.52
39.52

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Jose Valdez

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Jose Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
8.13
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Jose Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.81
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Jose Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.46
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Jose Valdez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Jose Valdez

Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Jose Valdez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
600
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Valdez
Career
Per 600 PA