Howard Ross vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Wilks as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Wilks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.221 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Ted Wilks

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3765
37.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Ted Wilks

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Ted Wilks

Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
109.79
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA