Max Butcher vs. Chris Howard — Career Comparison

Max Butcher
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Max Butcher 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 3.73 and 1.410 for Max Butcher. By the career numbers, Chris Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Max Butcher and Chris Howard

Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.68
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.48
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.53
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.26
47.26
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.56
68.56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.52
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
3.73
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5359
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1786.1
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1935
9.75
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.5
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
2.94
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
2.44
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.12
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7761
39.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.46
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7157
36.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Max Butcher and Chris Howard

Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
27
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.47
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.497
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.136
0.136
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Butcher and Chris Howard

Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
316.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
649
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
598
552.85
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
101.69
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
87.83
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.94
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.87
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.64
20
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
117.41
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
116.49
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.75
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
34.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
73.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.87
15.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.79
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
92
85.05
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
7.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
32.36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
21
19.41
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA