Howard Ross vs. Ken Wright — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Wright
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Wright as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Wright posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.54 and WHIP 1.593 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Ken Wright had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Ken Wright

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
4.31
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.92
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.31
42.31
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.24
21.24
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
7.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.53
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
6.86
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
6.9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1060
40.42
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.33
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
4.84
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.53
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.589
1.589
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
32.34
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.42
40.42

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Ken Wright

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
4.32
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.92
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
706
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235.1
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.26
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.49
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.7
90.7
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.24
21.24
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Ken Wright

Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
2260
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
28
560
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
4.03
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.24
-24.88
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
14
280
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
2.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Wright
Career
Per 600 PA