Herman Besse vs. Chris Howard — Career Comparison

Herman Besse
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Herman Besse 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 6.79 and 1.755 for Herman Besse. By the career numbers, Chris Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herman Besse and Chris Howard

Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
2.41
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.93
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.56
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
6.79
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
728
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242.2
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
11.05
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.89
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.75
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
4.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
42.47
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
7.23
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.23
7.23
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.756
1.756
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1009
37.42
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.47
42.47
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Herman Besse and Chris Howard

Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
27
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.22
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.539
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.136
0.136
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herman Besse and Chris Howard

Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
430.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
545.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
109.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
96.97
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.85
35.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
121.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
163.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
48.48
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
90.91
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
139.39
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
39.88
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
54.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
20
121.21
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.95
4.95
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA