Tim Crews vs. Bruce Howard — Career Comparison

Tim Crews
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Howard
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Howard built a career as a starting pitcher and Tim Crews as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Howard led in run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 104), strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 99), and home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 104). Tim Crews held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 152 vs 86). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bruce Howard.

Pitching Stats for Tim Crews and Bruce Howard

Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.97
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.83
45.83
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.61
45.61
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.32
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
3.44
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
3.18
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1271
27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
423.2
9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
9.43
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
7.64
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.72
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.77
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.34
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.07
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.91
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
6.22
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
5.94
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
38.17
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2229
37.95
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.76
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
3.85
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.73
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.36
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1642
34.88
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
33.74
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.17
38.17
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Tim Crews and Bruce Howard

Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.97
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1271
27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
423.2
9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.66
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.91
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.6
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.66
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.11
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.57
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Crews and Bruce Howard

Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281
6744
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
120
416.18
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
528
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
509.83
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
58.96
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
34.68
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
12.14
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.49
19.05
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
93.64
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
4
96
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
100.58
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.34
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
38.15
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
3.02
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
5.54
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
288
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
169.94
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
2.08
2.08
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.09
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Tim Crews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.94
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Tim Crews
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0