Harry Eccles vs. Harry Howell — Career Comparison

Harry Eccles
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harry Howell
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harry Howell built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Eccles as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Howell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.212 compared to 4.71 and 1.143 for Harry Eccles. By the career numbers, Harry Howell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Eccles and Harry Howell

Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.19
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
0.99
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.46
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.51
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.29
47.29
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.94
82.94
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.86
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.71
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.74
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7703
27
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2567.2
9
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
7.71
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2435
8.53
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.57
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
2.37
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.57
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986
3.46
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.905
0.905
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.648
0.648
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.18
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.34
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
34.71
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10442
36.6
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.71
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.19
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.86
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
4.06
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.212
1.212
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
32.14
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9668
33.89
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.6
36.6

Fielding Stats for Harry Eccles and Harry Howell

Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
1.18
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.48
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10410
27
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3470
9
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
1.12
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1159
3.01
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.23
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
4.36
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1591
4.13
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.65
94.65
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.489
3.489
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.79
40.79
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Eccles and Harry Howell

Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
181.99
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1510
600
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1394
553.91
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
120
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
81.85
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
23.84
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.93
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.37
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
38.15
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122.55
48.7
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445
176.82
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
150.2
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
56.82
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
52.05
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
104.5
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
7.84
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126.25
50.17
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.77
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
25.43
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
322
127.95
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
4.69
4.69
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
15.89
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
7.55
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
7.55
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100