Howard Ross vs. Kris Wilson — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kris Wilson
Gen XDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Kris Wilson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kris Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.44 and WHIP 1.558 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Kris Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Kris Wilson

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.51
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.74
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.52
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.87
60.87
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.05
21.05
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
5.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.18
6.18
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243.1
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
11.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.28
11.28
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.96
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.86
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.52
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
5.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.863
0.863
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.55
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1093
40.43
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.85
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
6.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.533
1.533
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
36.91
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Kris Wilson

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.51
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.74
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
730
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.11
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
2.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.611
0.611
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.05
21.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Kris Wilson

Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
19000
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA