Howard Ross vs. Pedro Villarreal — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Pedro Villarreal
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Pedro Villarreal as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pedro Villarreal posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.486 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Pedro Villarreal had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Pedro Villarreal

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.55
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.29
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
10.22
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.22
10.22
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.39
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.86
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.78
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.953
0.953
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
39.24
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.51
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.92
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
35.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.315
0.315
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Pedro Villarreal

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.55
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.76
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.88
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.88
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Pedro Villarreal

Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
2933.33
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
42.72
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
38.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA