Howard Ross vs. Walt Woods — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Walt Woods
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Walt Woods as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Walt Woods posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.34 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Walt Woods had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Walt Woods

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.95
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.2
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.96
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.4
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.63
79.63
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.34
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404.1
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
9.99
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.99
9.99
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.86
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.47
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.07
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.591
0.591
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.359
0.359
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
38.26
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.22
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
5.23
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1605
35.73
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Walt Woods

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
1.28
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1956
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
652
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.1
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.51
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.69
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.37
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.1
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
4.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.66
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
3.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.06
91.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.957
2.957
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Walt Woods

Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
179.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
281
552.79
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
90.49
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
82.62
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.93
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.87
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.8
25.18
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
104.26
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
120
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
60.98
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
43.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
102.3
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.35
22.32
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
22
43.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.86
13.86
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.74
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.74
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Woods
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100