Howard Ross vs. Fred Woodcock — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Woodcock
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Woodcock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Woodcock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.55 and WHIP 1.788 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Fred Woodcock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Fred Woodcock

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.95
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.36
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
11.42
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
11.45
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.42
11.42
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.45
11.45
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.47
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.18
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.758
0.758
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
43.64
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.49
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
7.64
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.64
7.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.788
1.788
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
38.45
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Fred Woodcock

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.36
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.18
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.18
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Fred Woodcock

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
15
562.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
49.05
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
52.83
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA