Shane Bieber vs. Chris Howard — Career Comparison

Shane Bieber
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shane Bieber 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 3.24 and 1.112 for Shane Bieber. By the career numbers, Chris Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shane Bieber and Chris Howard

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
66
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
3.24
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
786
8.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.01
8.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.04
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.98
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.99
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
10.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.89
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.19
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3574
36.41
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
37.37
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
3.45
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3342
34.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Shane Bieber and Chris Howard

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.72
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.69
97.69
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shane Bieber and Chris Howard

Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
5362.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
11.48
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.47
-17.54
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
300
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA