Rick Aguilera vs. Bruce Howard — Career Comparison

Rick Aguilera
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Howard
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Howard built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick Aguilera as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Howard led in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 87), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 101), and strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 99). Rick Aguilera held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 152 vs 86). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bruce Howard.

Pitching Stats for Rick Aguilera and Bruce Howard

Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
5.1
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.62
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.6
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.56
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.5
51.5
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.61
45.61
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
2.22
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
512
3.57
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
3.18
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1233
8.59
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
7.64
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.96
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.77
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
2.45
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.07
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.29
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1030
7.18
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
5.94
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.18
7.18
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.069
1.069
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.37
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5391
37.57
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2229
37.95
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
3.88
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
3.96
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.73
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.66
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4919
34.28
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
33.74
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Rick Aguilera and Bruce Howard

Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
5.1
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.62
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.69
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.23
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.6
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.96
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.11
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
1.92
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.22
98.22
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.77
96.77
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Aguilera and Bruce Howard

Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
737
2746.58
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
120
416.18
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
161
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
518.01
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
509.83
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
104.35
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
58.96
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
81.99
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
34.68
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.18
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.18
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
6
22.36
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.04
37.4
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5.49
19.05
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
149.07
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
27
93.64
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
126.71
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
29
100.58
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
44.72
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.34
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
40.99
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.28
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
74.53
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
38.15
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.92
36.97
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
5.54
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
6
22.36
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
137.89
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
49
169.94
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.35
4.35
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.63
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
45.09
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Rick Aguilera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.73
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.94
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Rick Aguilera
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0