Howard Ross vs. Harry Wilhelm — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Wilhelm
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Wilhelm 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 6.12 and 1.560 for Harry Wilhelm. 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 Harry Wilhelm

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.95
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.72
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.84
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.12
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.336
0.336
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
11.42
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
12.96
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.42
11.42
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.96
12.96
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.86
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.47
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.16
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.591
0.591
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
39.96
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.72
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.49
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
7.92
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
38.52
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.96
39.96

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Harry Wilhelm

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
2.51
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.88
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.1
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.24
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.66
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.24
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Harry Wilhelm

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
5
230.77
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.962
0.962
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
107.45
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
369.23
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.974
0.974
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
116.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA