William Ross vs. Schoolboy Rowe — Career Comparison

William Ross
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Schoolboy Rowe
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, William Ross and Schoolboy Rowe are fairly close on the surface numbers. Schoolboy Rowe posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.87 vs 4.94) and WHIP (1.302 vs 1.440). William Ross had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.33 per nine innings vs 0.54). By the career numbers, Schoolboy Rowe had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for William Ross and Schoolboy Rowe

William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.56
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
1.55
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.09
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.13
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.49
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.64
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.49
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.41
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
61
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.93
69.93
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.77
72.77
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.59
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
0.56
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
4.94
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
3.87
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2468
27
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6658
27
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
822.2
9
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219.1
9
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
929
10.16
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
9.46
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.33
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.54
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
2.8
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
2.26
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
3.31
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
3.7
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.663
0.663
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2975
32.55
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9398
38.11
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.25
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.3
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
5.81
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1075
4.36
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.98
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.67
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.302
1.302
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2599
28.43
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8813
35.74
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.397
0.397
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.55
32.55
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for William Ross and Schoolboy Rowe

William Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.9
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.32
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2135
27
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711.2
9
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.19
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
2.48
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
2.76
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.67
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.79
96.79
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.37
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.356
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.33
69.33
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
William Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for William Ross and Schoolboy Rowe

William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
157
247.24
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
288.26
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
381
600
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1022
600
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
337
530.71
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
533.66
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
146.46
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
140.31
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
119.69
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
103.33
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
12
18.9
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
21.14
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.72
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.28
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.15
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.57
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
26.77
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
36.99
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
40.4
63.63
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.65
67.9
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
117
184.25
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
203.72
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
121
190.55
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
191.98
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.679
0.679
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.598
0.598
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
35
55.12
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
68.1
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
36
56.69
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
89.82
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
69
108.66
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
147.36
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46.97
73.97
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124.87
73.31
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.72
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.17
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
25
39.37
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
50.49
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.72
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
157
92.17
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
127
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6.51
6.51
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.33
8.33
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
25.2
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
14.68
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
12
7.05
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.57
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.76
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.17
William Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.57
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.94
William Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60