Fred Blanding vs. Chris Howard — Career Comparison

Fred Blanding
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Blanding 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. Fred Blanding posted a career ERA of 3.13 against Chris Howard's 3.13, with WHIP of 1.395 and 1.326 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Blanding and Chris Howard

Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.59
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.95
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.51
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.45
49.45
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.72
59.72
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
3.13
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2443
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
814.1
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
859
9.49
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.06
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
3.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.23
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.18
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3377
37.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
37.37
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.51
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
4.37
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
34.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.32
37.32
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Fred Blanding and Chris Howard

Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
28.8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
8.61
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
47.8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.6
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
52.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.57
93.57
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.819
1.819
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Blanding and Chris Howard

Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
265.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
547.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
118.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
100
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.91
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.82
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.79
39.62
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
145.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
149.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
50.91
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
43.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
92.73
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.03
43.69
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
25.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
58
105.45
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
5.69
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.82
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.82
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA