Howard Ross vs. Al Worthington — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Worthington
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Worthington as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Worthington posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.378 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Al Worthington had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Al Worthington

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
4.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.54
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.59
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.77
47.77
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.46
11.46
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.79
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3740
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1246.2
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
8.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.76
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
3.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.44
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
834
6.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.092
1.092
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.32
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.19
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5331
38.49
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.27
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
3.94
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4777
34.49
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Al Worthington

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
4.73
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.41
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3434
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144.2
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
1.8
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
2.58
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
2.45
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.82
94.82
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.517
0.517
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Worthington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Al Worthington

Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602
1236.99
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
523.97
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
71.92
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
55.48
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
14.38
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
16.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.67
15.75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
92.47
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
90.41
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
45.21
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.82
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
73.97
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.05
4.21
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
16.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
85
174.66
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.44
3.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
51.37
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Worthington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.16
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.16
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Worthington
Career
Per 600 PA