Doug Fister vs. Howie Reed — Career Comparison

Doug Fister
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Howie Reed
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doug Fister built a career as a starting pitcher and Howie Reed as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doug Fister led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 148 vs 98), home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 92), and run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 94). Role difference aside, Doug Fister holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Fister and Howie Reed

Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.53
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.43
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.53
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.58
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.43
47.43
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.39
93.39
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.28
15.28
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
3.72
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
3.72
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4267
27
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1546
27
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1422.1
9
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
515.1
9
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1456
9.21
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
8.91
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.89
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.72
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
2.1
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
3.63
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.63
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
6.14
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
4.68
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.25
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.35
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.46
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5976
37.81
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2208
38.56
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.31
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
4.14
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.17
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.22
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.89
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5511
34.87
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
34.61
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.56
38.56

Fielding Stats for Doug Fister and Howie Reed

Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.53
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.43
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4267
27
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1547
27
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1422.1
9
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
515.2
9
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.78
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.18
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.71
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
2.06
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.34
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.96
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.27
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.09
95.09
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.568
0.568
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.39
93.39
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.28
15.28
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.13
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Fister and Howie Reed

Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
1157.81
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
229
1249.09
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
600
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
110
600
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
492.19
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
496.36
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
75
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
6
32.73
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.94
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.91
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
15.69
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
2.74
14.97
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
89.06
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
10
54.55
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
19
89.06
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
109.09
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.13
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.91
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.75
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.36
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.88
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
9.97
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.51
-2.78
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.06
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
76.36
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
196.88
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
60
327.27
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.05
3.05
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
1.83
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
93.75
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
5
27.27
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA