Ted Bowsfield vs. Chris Howard — Career Comparison

Ted Bowsfield
Silent GenerationCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Bowsfield 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 4.35 and 1.468 for Ted Bowsfield. By the career numbers, Chris Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Bowsfield and Chris Howard

Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
2.92
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.53
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.68
48.68
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
4.35
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
9.5
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.86
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
3.52
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.19
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
4.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.19
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2920
39.68
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.69
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
5.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2649
36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Ted Bowsfield and Chris Howard

Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
2.92
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1989
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
2.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.23
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.62
91.62
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.763
0.763
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Bowsfield and Chris Howard

Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
705
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
519
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
66
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
54
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.53
16.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
81
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
108
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
81
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
7.97
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
66
198
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
3.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
39
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA