Bruce Howard vs. Joe Page — Career Comparison

Bruce Howard
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Page
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bruce Howard built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Page as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Howard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.326 compared to 3.53 and 1.453 for Joe Page. By the career numbers, Bruce Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Howard and Joe Page

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
3.25
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.65
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.56
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.61
45.61
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.77
53.77
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.16
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.87
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
3.18
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
3.53
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2370
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
790
9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
7.64
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
727
8.28
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.77
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.48
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.07
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
4.8
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.94
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
5.91
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2229
37.95
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3450
39.3
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.07
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.73
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
4.2
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
33.74
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3014
34.34
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3

Fielding Stats for Bruce Howard and Joe Page

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
265.34
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
15.83
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.6
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
96.83
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
7.45
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
2.11
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
120.1
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
112.66
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.8
93.8
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.72
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Howard and Joe Page

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
120
416.18
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
683.67
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
173
600
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
600
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
147
509.83
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
547.41
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.552
0.552
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
58.96
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
112.35
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
34.68
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
88.45
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.95
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.17
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.78
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
23.9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5.49
19.05
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.34
36.68
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
27
93.64
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
152.99
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
29
100.58
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
138.65
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.34
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.81
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.28
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
62.15
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
38.15
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
105.18
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
5.54
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.32
36.61
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
11
26.29
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
169.94
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
160.16
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Joe Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.09
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
11
26.29
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Page
Career
Per 600 PA