Luis Arroyo vs. Bruce Howard — Career Comparison

Luis Arroyo
Greatest GenerationP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Howard
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Howard built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Arroyo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Howard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.326 compared to 3.93 and 1.440 for Luis Arroyo. By the career numbers, Bruce Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Arroyo and Bruce Howard

Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.13
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.61
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.68
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.54
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.61
45.61
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.75
14.75
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.75
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
3.93
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
3.18
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1594
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531.1
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
524
8.88
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
7.64
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.98
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.77
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
3.52
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.07
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.56
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
5.69
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.94
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.024
1.024
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.32
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2315
39.21
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2229
37.95
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.02
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
4.42
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.73
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2094
35.47
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
33.74
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.21
39.21
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Luis Arroyo and Bruce Howard

Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.13
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.61
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1594
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531.1
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.17
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.6
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.52
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.11
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.41
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.22
92.22
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.75
14.75
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Arroyo and Bruce Howard

Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
1039.44
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
120
416.18
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
142
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
540.85
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
509.83
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
122.54
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
58.96
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
109.86
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
34.68
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.45
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.68
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.31
30.89
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5.49
19.05
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
143.66
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
27
93.64
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
130.99
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
29
100.58
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.13
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.34
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
33.8
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.28
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
50.7
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
38.15
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.11
34.28
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
5.54
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.45
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
118.31
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
49
169.94
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.07
5.07
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
46.48
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.09
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.68
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0