Howard Ross vs. Mike Wallace — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Wallace
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Wallace as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Wallace posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.684 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Mike Wallace had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Mike Wallace

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
5.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.57
78.57
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
3.91
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181.2
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
9.31
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.31
9.31
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.45
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
5.3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.54
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.69
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
40.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.59
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.46
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.45
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.89
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.624
1.624
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
34.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Mike Wallace

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
5.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181.2
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.45
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.59
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Mike Wallace

Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
8775
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
21.24
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
23.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA