Bill Bailey vs. Chris Howard — Career Comparison

Bill Bailey
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Bailey 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 3.57 and 1.441 for Bill Bailey. By the career numbers, Chris Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Bailey and Chris Howard

Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.68
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.97
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.63
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.64
57.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
3.57
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3253
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1084.1
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1035
8.59
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.17
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
4.37
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
4.73
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.012
1.012
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.36
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.37
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3622
30.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
37.37
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.46
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
593
4.92
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3051
25.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
33.26
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.06
30.06
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Bill Bailey and Chris Howard

Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
3.35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.93
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1662
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
5.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.42
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
6.11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
5.69
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.09
93.09
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.699
1.699
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.67
27.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Bailey and Chris Howard

Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
313.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
549
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
106.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
99
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.81
28.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
115.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
136.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
22.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.15
30.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
30
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
108
162
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
3.7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA