Howard Ross vs. Les Webber — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Les Webber
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Les Webber as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Les Webber posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.470 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Les Webber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Les Webber

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.21
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.52
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.48
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.76
54.76
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.23
16.23
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.29
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
4.19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1296
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
9.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.04
9.04
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.52
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
4.19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.94
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1907
39.73
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.31
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
4.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1699
35.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.73
39.73

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Les Webber

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.87
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.896
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Webber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Les Webber

Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
705.34
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
508.4
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
68.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
59.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.58
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.16
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.89
17.81
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
87.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
105.34
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.38
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
68.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.88
8.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
27
123.66
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
54.96
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.74
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Webber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Webber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100