Brian Anderson vs. Bruce Howard — Career Comparison

Brian Anderson
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Howard
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Bruce Howard a clear advantage over Brian Anderson across the core pitching metrics. Bruce Howard led in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 66), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 71), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 94). Brian Anderson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 186 vs 86). Bruce Howard was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brian Anderson and Bruce Howard

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
1.69
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.28
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.48
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.7
49.7
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.61
45.61
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
814
4.74
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
3.18
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1743
10.14
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
7.64
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
1.54
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.77
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
1.96
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.07
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.16
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
4.21
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.94
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6532
38
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2229
37.95
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.29
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
906
5.27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.73
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.29
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.35
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.345
1.345
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6063
35.27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
33.74
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Brian Anderson and Bruce Howard

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
1.69
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.28
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.44
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
1.82
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.6
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
2.37
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
2.11
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
2.26
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.58
95.58
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.12
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Anderson and Bruce Howard

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
641.67
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
120
416.18
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
600
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
173
600
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
531.25
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
147
509.83
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
72.92
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
58.96
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
54.17
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
34.68
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.42
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.08
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
18.75
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.25
17.19
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.49
19.05
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
102.08
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
27
93.64
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
89.58
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
100.58
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.25
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.34
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
20.83
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
38.15
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
5.7
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
5.54
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.08
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
14.58
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
118.75
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
169.94
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.05
5.05
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
45.83
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
45.09
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.42
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0