Bobby Bolin vs. Chris Howard — Career Comparison

Bobby Bolin
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bobby Bolin 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 3.4 and 1.289 for Bobby Bolin. By the career numbers, Chris Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bobby Bolin and Chris Howard

Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
2.83
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.94
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.43
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.99
53.99
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.13
33.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
596
3.4
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4728
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1364
7.79
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
7.83
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.94
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
597
3.41
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.41
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
6.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.89
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.32
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.34
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6671
38.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
0.92
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
687
3.92
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.244
1.244
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5987
34.19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Bobby Bolin and Chris Howard

Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
2.83
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.94
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4730
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576.2
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.86
94.86
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.13
33.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bobby Bolin and Chris Howard

Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
617.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
526.56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
85.89
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
65.98
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.24
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.47
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
19.92
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.26
31.44
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
121.99
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
133.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
48.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
43.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
84.65
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.86
25.97
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.73
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
43.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 600 PA
166
206.64
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
2.9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
26.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.47
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.24
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.24
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA