Kris Bubic vs. Ben Howard — Career Comparison

Gen ZCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kris Bubic built a career as a starting pitcher and Ben Howard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kris Bubic posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.414 compared to 5.2 and 1.639 for Ben Howard. By the career numbers, Kris Bubic had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kris Bubic and Ben Howard

Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
2.23
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.34
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.53
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.87
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.36
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.69
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.54
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.55
34.55
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.38
68.38
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
4.14
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.2
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1415
27
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
27
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471.2
9
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
9
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
472
9.01
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
8.78
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.01
9.01
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.09
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
2.17
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.63
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.42
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
8.47
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
7.27
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2030
38.73
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
40.45
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.76
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
4.58
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
5.53
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.16
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.578
1.578
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1803
34.4
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
34.37
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.45
40.45

Fielding Stats for Kris Bubic and Ben Howard

Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
2.23
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.34
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.53
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.87
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1415
27
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
27
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471.2
9
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
9
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.54
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.82
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.87
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.41
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.09
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.41
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.94
91.94
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.487
0.487
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.38
68.38
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kris Bubic and Ben Howard

Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ben Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
14040
Ben Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
40
1263.16
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
568.42
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
1.55
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.51
-61.28
Ben Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.17
-36.89
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ben Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Kris Bubic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ben Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Bubic
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Howard
Career
Per 600 PA