Howard Ross vs. Alex Wilson — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Wilson
MillenialSaudi ArabiaThrows RightBats RightAsiaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Wilson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.268 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Alex Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Alex Wilson

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
8.21
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
8.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.84
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.86
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.44
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
6.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.13
6.13
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
37.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.68
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.77
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.98
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1250
33.89
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Alex Wilson

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
8.21
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
1.98
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Alex Wilson

Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Alex Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
600
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA