Chad Bettis vs. Chris Howard — Career Comparison

Chad Bettis
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chad Bettis 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 5.12 and 1.497 for Chad Bettis. By the career numbers, Chris Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chad Bettis and Chris Howard

Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
2.46
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.46
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.46
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.1
56.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
5.12
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1802
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600.2
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
10.07
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.18
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.98
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
3.15
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.25
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
6.46
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.89
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.37
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.36
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2656
39.8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
5.53
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.55
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.18
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.66
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2373
35.56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.8
39.8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Chad Bettis and Chris Howard

Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
2.46
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1802
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600.2
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.34
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
2.28
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.44
97.44
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.927
0.927
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.1
56.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chad Bettis and Chris Howard

Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
575.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
495.35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
27.91
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
27.91
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
3.85
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
27.91
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
73.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.42
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.93
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-5.07
-17.69
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
65
226.74
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
2.65
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
59.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.49
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA