Cal Eldred vs. Chris Howard — Career Comparison

Cal Eldred
Gen XIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cal Eldred 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 4.42 and 1.413 for Cal Eldred. By the career numbers, Chris Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cal Eldred and Chris Howard

Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
2.24
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.49
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.75
53.75
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.3
56.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
4.42
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4104
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
1340
8.82
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
1.14
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.98
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
3.79
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
6.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.89
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.18
6.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.26
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5930
39.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
716
4.71
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.26
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.28
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.68
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5221
34.35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.01
39.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Cal Eldred and Chris Howard

Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
2.24
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4104
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.66
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.94
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
1.61
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
97.6
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.716
0.716
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.3
56.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal Eldred and Chris Howard

Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
2332.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
485.39
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.93
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.48
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.48
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
9.85
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
67.42
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
94.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
47.19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.97
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
74.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.61
-4.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
39
262.92
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
74.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.48
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA