Ed Heusser vs. Steve Howe — Career Comparison

Ed Heusser
Greatest GenerationUtahThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Howe
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Ed Heusser built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Howe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Howe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.03 and WHIP 1.285 compared to 3.69 and 1.350 for Ed Heusser. By the career numbers, Steve Howe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Heusser and Steve Howe

Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
2.2
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
7.38
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.86
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.46
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.7
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.55
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.61
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.53
45.53
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.41
53.41
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.41
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.35
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
3.69
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.03
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3261
27
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1818
27
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
9
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
9
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1167
9.66
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
8.7
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.55
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
2.48
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.06
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.8
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
2.48
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
4.87
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.551
0.551
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.771
0.771
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4644
38.45
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2523
37.47
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.75
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.82
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
528
4.37
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
3.55
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.67
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.36
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.89
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4331
35.86
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2297
34.11
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.47
37.47

Fielding Stats for Ed Heusser and Steve Howe

Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
7.38
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1818
27
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
9
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.46
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.69
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.29
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.15
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.49
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.16
94.16
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.955
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Heusser and Steve Howe

Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
266
439.67
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
9940
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
600
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
553.72
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
27
540
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
114.05
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
90.91
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.22
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.96
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.96
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
23.14
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.21
36.71
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
5.87
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
152.07
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
138.84
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
52.89
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
39.67
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
87.6
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.28
36.83
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-15.48
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
24.79
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
150.41
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
200
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.99
3.99
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
21.49
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.61
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA