Elden Auker vs. Chris Howard — Career Comparison

Elden Auker
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Elden Auker 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 4.42 and 1.495 for Elden Auker. By the career numbers, Chris Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elden Auker and Chris Howard

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
1.53
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.46
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.28
56.28
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.38
78.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
4.42
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5890
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1963.1
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2230
10.22
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.59
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
706
3.24
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
2.72
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.662
0.662
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.17
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8688
39.83
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1106
5.07
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.495
1.495
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7944
36.42
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Elden Auker and Chris Howard

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
27
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.742
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.136
0.136
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elden Auker and Chris Howard

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
272.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
784
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
700
535.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
100.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
77.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.48
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.89
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.59
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
22.96
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.05
35.24
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
139.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
133.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
55.87
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
106.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.57
34.11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
232
177.55
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.53
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA