Howard Ross vs. Dale Willis — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Willis
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Dale Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dale Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.04 and WHIP 1.657 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Dale Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Dale Willis

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.04
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.2
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.27
9.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
5.04
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
9.47
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.81
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.71
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.21
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
35.87
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.336
0.336
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.71
41.71

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Dale Willis

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.04
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.2
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.81
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.61
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.62
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.42
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Dale Willis

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
6.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA