Nelson Briles vs. Chris Howard — Career Comparison

Nelson Briles
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nelson Briles 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 3.44 and 1.310 for Nelson Briles. By the career numbers, Chris Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Briles and Chris Howard

Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.93
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.48
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.53
53.53
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.73
61.73
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
807
3.44
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6335
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2111.2
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2141
9.13
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.79
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
2.33
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.34
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
4.96
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.89
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8858
37.75
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
929
3.96
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.18
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.14
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.28
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.273
1.273
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8184
34.88
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.75
37.75
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Nelson Briles and Chris Howard

Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.93
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6337
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112.1
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.68
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.57
96.57
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.872
0.872
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.73
61.73
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Briles and Chris Howard

Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
452
509.77
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
528.95
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
81.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
65.41
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.79
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.05
21.48
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
106.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
107.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
62.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.33
13.9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
23.68
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
171
192.86
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
41.73
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.64
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA