Howard Ross vs. Fred Waters — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Waters
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Waters as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Waters posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.89 and WHIP 1.571 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Fred Waters had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Fred Waters

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.02
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.89
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
8.84
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.14
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.47
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.821
0.821
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
39.86
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.29
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.21
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.554
1.554
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
34.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.86
39.86

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Fred Waters

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.02
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.96
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.96
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Fred Waters

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
714.29
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.72
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
-1
-28.56
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
5
142.86
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Waters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.2
4.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Waters
Career
Per 600 PA