Rube Fischer vs. Ken Howell — Career Comparison

Rube Fischer
Greatest GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Howell
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Fischer built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Howell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Howell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.95 and WHIP 1.370 compared to 5.1 and 1.667 for Rube Fischer. By the career numbers, Ken Howell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Fischer and Ken Howell

Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
2.54
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
3.6
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.96
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.79
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.38
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.56
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.8
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.7
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
32
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.19
44.19
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.04
22.04
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.45
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
5.1
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.95
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1148
27
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
382.2
9
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
9.78
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
7.84
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
5.22
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
4.04
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.45
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
3.2
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
8.06
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.936
0.936
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.62
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
41.25
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2588
37.98
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.68
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.54
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
5.69
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
4.34
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.59
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1523
35.82
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2252
33.05
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.25
41.25
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Rube Fischer and Ken Howell

Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
3.6
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.79
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1840
27
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
613.1
9
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.62
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.88
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.56
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.5
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.602
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.416
0.416
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.04
22.04
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Fischer and Ken Howell

Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
108
531.15
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
1065.22
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
122
600
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
560.66
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
114
495.65
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
9
39.13
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
78.69
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.09
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.75
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.51
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
38.26
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
4.28
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
162.3
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
12
52.17
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
132.79
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.1
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.93
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.09
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.97
34.27
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.1
-22.16
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.59
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
127.87
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
49
213.04
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
4.69
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
2.82
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
86.96
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.74
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100