George Boone vs. Harry Howell — Career Comparison

George Boone
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Harry Howell
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harry Howell built a career as a starting pitcher and George Boone as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Howell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.212 compared to 7.8 and 1.600 for George Boone. By the career numbers, Harry Howell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Boone and Harry Howell

George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.19
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
0.99
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.46
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.51
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.29
47.29
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.94
82.94
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.86
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.8
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.74
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7703
27
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2567.2
9
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2435
8.53
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.4
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
2.37
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
986
3.46
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.648
0.648
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.18
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.34
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
41.4
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10442
36.6
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.8
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.19
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
4.06
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9668
33.89
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6

Fielding Stats for George Boone and Harry Howell

George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
1.18
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.48
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10410
27
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3470
9
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
1.12
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.8
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1159
3.01
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.23
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.8
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
4.36
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.8
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1591
4.13
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.65
94.65
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.489
3.489
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.79
40.79
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Boone and Harry Howell

George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
181.99
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1510
600
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1394
553.91
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
120
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
81.85
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
23.84
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.93
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.37
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
38.15
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122.55
48.7
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
445
176.82
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
150.2
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
56.82
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
52.05
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
104.5
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
81.38
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126.25
50.17
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.77
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
25.43
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
322
127.95
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
4.69
4.69
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
15.89
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
7.55
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
7.55
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100