Howard Ross vs. George Wheeler — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
George Wheeler
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows UnknownBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and George Wheeler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. George Wheeler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.24 and WHIP 1.567 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, George Wheeler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and George Wheeler

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
George Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.95
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.98
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.53
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
George Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.22
51.22
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
George Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
George Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.24
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1076
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.2
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
George Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
11.19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.19
11.19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
George Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
2.91
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
George Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.47
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.51
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
George Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
George Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.591
0.591
George Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.491
0.491
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1604
40.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
George Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
6.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
George Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.567
1.567
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1474
36.99
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
George Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.25
40.25

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and George Wheeler

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
George Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.26
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
George Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.48
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.51
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.66
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
George Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.1
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.66
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.59
92.59
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
George Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and George Wheeler

Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
George Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
186.34
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
551.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
108.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
70.81
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.73
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.81
40.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
152.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
137.89
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
70.81
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
89.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.37
38.65
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.81
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
George Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
14
52.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.5
11.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
18.63
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.18
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.18
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
George Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100