Howard Ross vs. Biggs Wehde — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Biggs Wehde
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Biggs Wehde 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 7.66 and 1.925 for Biggs Wehde. 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 Biggs Wehde

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.84
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.84
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.66
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
10.48
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.85
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.47
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.42
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.81
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.01
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
44.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.63
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.49
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
8.06
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.06
8.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
35.46
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.33
44.33

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Biggs Wehde

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Biggs Wehde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Biggs Wehde

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1800
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Biggs Wehde
Career
Per 600 PA