Howard Ross vs. Dan Wheeler — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dan Wheeler
Gen XRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Wheeler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dan Wheeler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.272 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Dan Wheeler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Dan Wheeler

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
8.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.35
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.76
36.76
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.6
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.98
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1922
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640.2
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
8.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.86
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.73
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.45
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
7.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.8
7.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.169
1.169
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.28
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2680
37.65
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
2.63
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
4.19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.28
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.32
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.59
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2430
34.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Dan Wheeler

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
8.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1922
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640.2
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.51
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.81
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.32
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Dan Wheeler

Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
590
44250
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
9.59
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.81
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA