Howard Ross vs. Mel Wright — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mel Wright
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Mel Wright as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Howard Ross posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.84 and WHIP 1.587 compared to 7.61 and 1.774 for Mel Wright. By the career numbers, Howard Ross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Mel Wright

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
6.21
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.84
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
7.61
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.328
0.328
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
11.42
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
12.75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.42
11.42
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.75
12.75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.07
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.89
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.86
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
42.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.49
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
8.14
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.14
8.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.738
1.738
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
38.89
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.344
0.344
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Mel Wright

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
6.21
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.29
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.5
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
2.79
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.66
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.79
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.448
0.448
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Mel Wright

Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
3163.64
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.13
-61.75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Wright
Career
Per 600 PA