Jason Bere vs. Chris Howard — Career Comparison

Jason Bere
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jason Bere 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 5.14 and 1.572 for Jason Bere. By the career numbers, Chris Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Bere and Chris Howard

Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.53
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.21
52.21
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.21
96.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
5.14
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3333
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1111
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
1095
8.87
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.17
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.98
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
626
5.07
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
920
7.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.89
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.41
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.23
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4987
40.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
694
5.62
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.38
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.36
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.52
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.549
1.549
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4241
34.36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Jason Bere and Chris Howard

Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3333
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1111
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.94
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.63
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.54
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.53
94.53
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.21
96.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Bere and Chris Howard

Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
695.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
530.77
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
98.9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
75.82
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.78
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.03
23.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
125.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
112.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
29.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.48
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
46.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
19.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.89
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
60
197.8
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
3.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
56.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.19
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA