Bernie Boland vs. Chris Howard — Career Comparison

Bernie Boland
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bernie Boland 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 3.25 and 1.278 for Bernie Boland. By the career numbers, Chris Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bernie Boland and Chris Howard

Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
1.77
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.45
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.2
56.2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.94
56.94
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
3.25
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3186
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1062
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
925
7.84
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.84
7.84
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
3.66
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
3.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4324
36.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
37.37
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.44
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
3.9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3863
32.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
33.26
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Bernie Boland and Chris Howard

Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
27
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.72
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.543
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.136
0.136
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bernie Boland and Chris Howard

Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
351.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
531.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
73.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
58.54
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.63
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.32
21.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
91.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
123.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
47.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.89
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
65.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.85
16.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
50.41
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
83
134.96
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.89
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA