Harry Brecheen vs. Chris Howard — Career Comparison

Harry Brecheen
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harry Brecheen 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. Harry Brecheen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.188 compared to 3.13 and 1.326 for Chris Howard. By the career numbers, Harry Brecheen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Brecheen and Chris Howard

Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
1.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.63
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.43
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.11
59.11
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.47
75.47
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.59
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
2.92
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1907.2
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1731
8.17
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.55
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
2.53
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
901
4.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.753
0.753
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.17
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7821
36.9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
37.37
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
701
3.31
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.33
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7248
34.19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Harry Brecheen and Chris Howard

Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
27
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.27
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.428
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.136
0.136
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Brecheen and Chris Howard

Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
258.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
746
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
673
541.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
103.75
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
87.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.46
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.61
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.43
30.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
127.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
143.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
38.61
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
35.39
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
72.39
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.13
30.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
36.19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
121
97.32
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.17
6.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
19.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
12.87
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA