Kris Benson vs. Chris Howard — Career Comparison

Kris Benson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kris Benson 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 4.42 and 1.423 for Kris Benson. By the career numbers, Chris Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kris Benson and Chris Howard

Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.49
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.51
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.54
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.28
48.28
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.09
97.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
4.42
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3731
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1243.2
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1292
9.35
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.1
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.98
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
3.19
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.27
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
5.83
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.89
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.83
5.83
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.003
1.003
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.24
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.33
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5380
38.93
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
4.93
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.32
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.32
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.84
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4806
34.78
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.93
38.93
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Kris Benson and Chris Howard

Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.49
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3731
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1243.2
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.81
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.09
97.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kris Benson and Chris Howard

Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
324.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
500.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
65.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
52.99
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.91
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.47
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.6
14.97
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
81.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
91.95
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
35.84
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
34.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
68.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.44
5.36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
23.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
127
197.92
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
3.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
73.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.12
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA