Marty Bystrom vs. Chris Howard — Career Comparison

Marty Bystrom
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Marty Bystrom 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 4.26 and 1.428 for Marty Bystrom. By the career numbers, Chris Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Marty Bystrom and Chris Howard

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.54
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.73
52.73
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
4.26
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9.39
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.58
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
3.27
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
5.34
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.89
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1898
39.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
4.88
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1693
35.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Marty Bystrom and Chris Howard

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.99
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.86
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marty Bystrom and Chris Howard

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
403.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
537.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
86.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
72
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
17.39
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
100.8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
105.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
9.31
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
52
249.6
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA