Johnny Allen vs. Chris Howard — Career Comparison

Johnny Allen
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Johnny Allen 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 3.75 and 1.326 for Johnny Allen. By the career numbers, Chris Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Johnny Allen and Chris Howard

Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.62
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.66
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.35
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.44
65.44
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.47
68.47
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
813
3.75
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5851
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1950.1
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1849
8.53
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.48
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
738
3.41
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1070
4.94
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.89
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.927
0.927
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.18
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8292
38.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
4.26
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7516
34.68
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Johnny Allen and Chris Howard

Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
27
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.72
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.335
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.136
0.136
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Johnny Allen and Chris Howard

Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
365
278.98
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
785
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716
547.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
94.78
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
80.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.52
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.75
25.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
117.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
120
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
62.68
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
48.92
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
108.54
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.88
21.31
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
25.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
155
118.47
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.06
5.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
27.52
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.11
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA