Bruce Howard vs. Jim Pena — Career Comparison

Bruce Howard
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Pena
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Howard built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Pena 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 3.48 and 1.682 for Jim Pena. 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 Jim Pena

Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.11
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.61
45.61
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
3.18
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.48
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
7.64
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
10.02
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.77
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.07
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.09
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
5.94
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.55
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2229
37.95
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
41.73
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.73
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.89
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.64
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
33.74
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
35.59
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.73
41.73

Fielding Stats for Bruce Howard and Jim Pena

Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.11
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.6
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.25
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
2.11
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.07
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.45
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Howard and Jim Pena

Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
416.18
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
509.83
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
58.96
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
34.68
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.49
19.05
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
13.52
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
93.64
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
100.58
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.6
5.54
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
20.68
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
49
169.94
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.09
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.94
Jim Pena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pena
Career
Per 600 PA