Santo Alcala vs. Chris Howard — Career Comparison

Santo Alcala
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Santo Alcala built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Howard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Howard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.326 compared to 4.76 and 1.552 for Santo Alcala. By the career numbers, Chris Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Santo Alcala and Chris Howard

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.51
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
56
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
4.76
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
9.28
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
4.37
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
5.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.89
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
39.81
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
4.98
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.54
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.516
1.516
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
34.65
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.81
39.81
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Santo Alcala and Chris Howard

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.62
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.59
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
97.78
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.647
0.647
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Santo Alcala and Chris Howard

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
510
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
532.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
16.84
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
90
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
75
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
67.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.37
-2.8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
41
307.5
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
1.95
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
52.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA