Kevin Brown vs. Chris Howard — Career Comparison

Kevin Brown
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Brown 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 3.28 and 1.235 for Kevin Brown. By the career numbers, Chris Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Brown and Chris Howard

Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
1.34
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.4
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.44
59.44
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.94
97.94
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1185
3.28
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9769
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3256.1
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3079
8.51
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.57
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
2.49
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.12
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2397
6.62
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.89
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.62
6.62
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.013
1.013
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.3
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.38
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13542
37.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
3.75
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.26
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.18
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
0.91
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.222
1.222
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12343
34.11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.43
37.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Kevin Brown and Chris Howard

Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
1.34
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9769
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3256.1
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
1.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.14
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
2.76
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
2.63
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.1
95.1
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.955
1.955
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.94
97.94
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Brown and Chris Howard

Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
511.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
575
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
516.52
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
66.78
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
54.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.52
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.7
15.34
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
83.48
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
91.83
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20.87
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
30.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
49.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19.83
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
187
195.13
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
3.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
56.35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.09
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA