Russ Bauers vs. Chris Howard — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Russ Bauers 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 3.53 and 1.391 for Russ Bauers. By the career numbers, Chris Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Russ Bauers and Chris Howard

Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.94
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.47
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.45
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.82
50.82
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.04
55.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.41
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
3.53
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1797
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
8.44
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.26
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
4.07
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
4.51
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.953
0.953
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.26
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.21
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2581
38.78
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
4.24
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2296
34.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Russ Bauers and Chris Howard

Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
27
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.55
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.008
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.136
0.136
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Russ Bauers and Chris Howard

Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
351.82
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
564.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
136.36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
120
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.91
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.22
41.51
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
158.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
158.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
35.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
35.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
70.91
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.96
48.98
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.82
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 600 PA
41
111.82
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.37
5.37
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Bauers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.73
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Bauers
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA