Brian Bannister vs. Chris Howard — Career Comparison

Brian Bannister
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brian Bannister 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 5.08 and 1.433 for Brian Bannister. By the career numbers, Chris Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Bannister and Chris Howard

Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
1.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.54
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.67
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.53
42.53
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
5.08
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2002
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
667.1
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
724
9.76
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.16
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.98
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
3.02
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
5.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.89
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.911
0.911
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2914
39.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
5.49
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.4
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.63
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.421
1.421
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2627
35.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Brian Bannister and Chris Howard

Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
1.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.54
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2002
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
667.1
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.69
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.98
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
98
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Bannister and Chris Howard

Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
2127.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.23
58.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
218.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.23
58.77
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
9
163.64
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brian Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA