Howard Ross vs. Joe Wheeler — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Wheeler
Lost GenerationThrows RightBats RightBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Wheeler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Wheeler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.68 and WHIP 1.421 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Joe Wheeler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Joe Wheeler

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.37
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.47
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.842
0.842
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
36.47
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.49
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
7.58
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.84
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
30.89
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27.47
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.47
36.47

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Joe Wheeler

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Joe Wheeler

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
300
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.87
-52.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA