Rich Beck vs. Chris Howard — Career Comparison

Rich Beck
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rich Beck 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. Rich Beck posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.14 and WHIP 1.429 compared to 3.13 and 1.326 for Chris Howard. By the career numbers, Rich Beck had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich Beck and Chris Howard

Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
9.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.29
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
37.71
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.33
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
34.71
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.71
37.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Rich Beck and Chris Howard

Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Beck and Chris Howard

Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
1.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.43
-32.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA