Howard Ross vs. Matt Whiteside — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Whiteside
Gen XMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Whiteside as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Whiteside posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.23 and WHIP 1.559 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Matt Whiteside had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Matt Whiteside

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
6.34
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.4
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
5.23
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1218
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
10.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.09
10.09
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.15
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
3.48
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.47
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
5.74
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1792
39.72
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.97
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
5.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.84
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.507
1.507
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1596
35.38
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Matt Whiteside

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
6.34
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1218
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.17
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
2.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.84
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.21
91.21
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Matt Whiteside

Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
85800
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA