Jim Archer vs. Chris Howard — Career Comparison

Jim Archer
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Archer 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 3.94 and 1.373 for Jim Archer. By the career numbers, Chris Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Archer and Chris Howard

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
2.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
3.94
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
9.42
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.73
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.7
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
4.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1008
38.94
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.54
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
4.98
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
36.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Jim Archer and Chris Howard

Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
2.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.51
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.93
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.82
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.825
0.825
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.12
49.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Archer and Chris Howard

Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
468.49
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
526.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.88
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
5.44
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
57.53
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.88
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.21
-18.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
19
156.16
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
3.84
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
49.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA