Bob Bowman vs. Chris Howard — Career Comparison

Bob Bowman
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Bowman 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 3.82 and 1.367 for Bob Bowman. By the career numbers, Chris Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Bowman and Chris Howard

Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
2.69
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.94
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.42
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.47
60.47
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.86
34.86
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
3.82
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1095
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
8.88
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.67
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
3.43
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
3.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.781
0.781
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1567
38.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.86
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
4.32
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1422
35.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Bob Bowman and Chris Howard

Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
27
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.51
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.762
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.136
0.136
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Bowman and Chris Howard

Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
540.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
500.83
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.79
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.92
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
11.92
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.79
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.83
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.97
-9.77
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
61
302.48
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.98
1.98
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA