Bill Howard vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Bill Howard
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis AthleticsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bill Howard and Cliff Lee are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bill Howard carried a career ERA of 3.49 against Cliff Lee's 3.52. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Bill Howard and Cliff Lee — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Howard and Cliff Lee

Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.92
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.55
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.73
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.12
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.49
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
3.52
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
8.45
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2116
8.83
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.49
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
4.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
38.39
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.55
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.96
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.55
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
34.16
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8296
34.62
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Bill Howard and Cliff Lee

Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.95
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.45
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.32
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.826
0.826
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
70
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Howard and Cliff Lee

Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
220
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
629.91
Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
260
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
95.33
Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
76.64
Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.08
Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
18.69
Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.63
112.57
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.47
23.32
Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
280
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
123.36
Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
260
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
104.67
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.824
0.824
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
33.64
Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
35.51
Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
220
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
65.42
Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.59
131.75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.75
16.36
Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.35
Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Bill Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Bill Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50