Howard Ross vs. Ed Weiland — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Weiland
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Weiland 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 8.25 and 1.792 for Ed Weiland. 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 Ed Weiland

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.84
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
8.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
11.42
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
12.38
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.42
11.42
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.38
12.38
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.63
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.708
0.708
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
43.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.49
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
9.75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.792
1.792
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
39.75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.5
43.5

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Ed Weiland

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Ed Weiland

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
857.14
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.05
-4.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA