Harry Byrd vs. Chris Howard — Career Comparison

Harry Byrd
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the Year
Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harry Byrd 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 4.35 and 1.515 for Harry Byrd. By the career numbers, Chris Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Byrd and Chris Howard

Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
2.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.59
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
46
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
4.35
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2483
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
827.2
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
890
9.68
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.77
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
3.86
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
4.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.22
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.45
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3675
39.96
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.39
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
4.81
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.504
1.504
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3279
35.66
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.96
39.96
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Harry Byrd and Chris Howard

Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
4.78
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.63
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.99
22.99
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Byrd and Chris Howard

Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
385.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
262
540.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
86.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
82.47
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.02
14.48
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
90.72
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
105.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
32.99
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.87
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
61.86
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.04
8.34
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
60
123.71
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
41.24
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.31
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA