Howard Ross vs. Wes Whisler — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wes Whisler
MillenialIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Wes Whisler 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 13.5 and 2.250 for Wes Whisler. 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 Wes Whisler

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
20.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Wes Whisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.84
Wes Whisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
13.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Wes Whisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Wes Whisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Wes Whisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Wes Whisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Wes Whisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Wes Whisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Wes Whisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Wes Whisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
13.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Wes Whisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.5
13.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Wes Whisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
47.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
13.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.49
Wes Whisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
13.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Wes Whisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
30.89
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Wes Whisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Wes Whisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Wes Whisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.25
47.25

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Wes Whisler

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
20.25
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Wes Whisler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Wes Whisler

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
600
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Whisler
Career
Per 600 PA