Howard Ross vs. Jack Wadsworth — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack Wadsworth
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Wadsworth 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 6.85 and 1.966 for Jack Wadsworth. 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 Jack Wadsworth

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.95
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.93
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.64
13.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.62
93.62
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.95
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.84
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
6.85
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.328
0.328
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1103
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367.2
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
11.42
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
524
12.83
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.42
11.42
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.83
12.83
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
4.87
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.47
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
2.13
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.778
0.778
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.78
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1808
44.26
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.49
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
9.62
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.967
1.967
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1599
39.14
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.26
44.26

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Jack Wadsworth

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.15
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1104
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.57
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
2.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
2.1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Jack Wadsworth

Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
171.95
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
559.76
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
128.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
98.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.61
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.46
45.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
160.98
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
160.98
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
54.88
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
62.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
117.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.42
49.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.32
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.61
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
39
142.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.21
4.21
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.32
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Wadsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Wadsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100