Fred Anderson vs. Chris Howard — Career Comparison

Fred Anderson
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Anderson 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. Fred Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.175 compared to 3.13 and 1.326 for Chris Howard. By the career numbers, Fred Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Anderson and Chris Howard

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.62
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.48
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.52
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.18
48.18
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.86
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2959
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986.1
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
8.32
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.25
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
4.69
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.28
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3978
36.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
37.37
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
3.79
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3716
33.91
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.3
36.3
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Fred Anderson and Chris Howard

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
200.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
8.61
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
25.88
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
300.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
336.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
326.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.99
96.99
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Anderson and Chris Howard

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
321.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
557.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
73.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
60.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.05
14.37
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
87.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
92.86
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
30.36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
51.79
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
2.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.86
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
98
175
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
3.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA