Howard Ross vs. Jack Whillock — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack Whillock
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Whillock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Whillock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.63 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Jack Whillock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Jack Whillock

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.88
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.323
0.323
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
11.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.25
11.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.86
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
39.38
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
34.88
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.382
0.382
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Jack Whillock

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7.88
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Jack Whillock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Jack Whillock

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4200
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Whillock
Career
Per 600 PA