Bruce Howard vs. Bill Parsons — Career Comparison

Bruce Howard
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Parsons
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Bruce Howard a clear advantage over Bill Parsons across the core pitching metrics. Bruce Howard led in run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 93), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 84), and strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 91). Bill Parsons held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 86). Bruce Howard was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Howard and Bill Parsons

Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.61
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.28
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.42
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.62
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.61
45.61
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.17
88.17
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.38
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
3.18
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
3.89
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1561
27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
520.1
9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
7.64
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
8.18
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.77
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.07
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.94
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
4.88
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.986
0.986
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2229
37.95
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2224
38.47
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.29
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.73
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
4.27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
33.74
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1953
33.78
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.47
38.47

Fielding Stats for Bruce Howard and Bill Parsons

Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.61
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.28
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.42
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1562
27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
520.2
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.55
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.6
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.12
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.11
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.69
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.68
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.77
96.77
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.98
98.98
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.043
1.043
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.17
88.17
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Howard and Bill Parsons

Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
416.18
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
93
336.14
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
166
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
509.83
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
139
502.41
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
58.96
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
83.13
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
34.68
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
65.06
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.46
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
18.07
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5.49
19.05
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.14
25.79
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
27
93.64
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
108.43
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
29
100.58
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.34
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
28.92
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.28
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
54.22
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
38.15
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
79.52
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
5.54
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.05
21.88
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
38.15
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
39.76
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
169.94
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
61
220.48
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
2.72
2.72
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
45.09
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
50.6
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Bill Parsons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.23
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.23
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Parsons
Career
Per 600 PA