Leo Birdine vs. Chris Howard — Career Comparison

Leo Birdine
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Leo Birdine 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 6.11 and 1.605 for Leo Birdine. By the career numbers, Chris Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leo Birdine and Chris Howard

Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.75
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.39
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.65
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.1
66.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
6.11
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
910
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303.1
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
11.75
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.47
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.7
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
2.37
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.564
0.564
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1402
41.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
7.39
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.48
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.53
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.606
1.606
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
37.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.6
41.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Leo Birdine and Chris Howard

Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.51
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2144
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714.2
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.28
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.25
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
2.56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
2.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.15
90.15
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.525
1.525
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leo Birdine and Chris Howard

Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
214.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
318
567.86
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
141.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
116.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.93
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.92
49.86
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
182.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
158.93
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
60.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
39.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
96.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.6
58.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.57
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
168
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Birdine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Leo Birdine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA