Fred Bell vs. Chris Howard — Career Comparison

Fred Bell
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Bell 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 4.51 and 1.436 for Fred Bell. By the career numbers, Chris Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Bell and Chris Howard

Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.52
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.92
51.92
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
4.51
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1293
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
8.54
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.25
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
4.39
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
4.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.937
0.937
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.25
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.4
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
28.34
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
37.37
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
5.47
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.69
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.436
1.436
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1095
22.87
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
33.26
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.34
28.34
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Fred Bell and Chris Howard

Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
2.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1530
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.95
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
93.62
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Bell and Chris Howard

Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
241.99
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
522.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.844
0.844
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
140.88
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
89.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
16.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.92
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.89
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
51.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.31
88.35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
246.96
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
193.92
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
99.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
97.79
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
177.35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.93
94.36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
51.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
24.86
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.89
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.89
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA