Bruce Howard vs. Troy Percival — Career Comparison

Bruce Howard
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Troy Percival
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAnaheim AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bruce Howard built a career as a starting pitcher and Troy Percival as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Troy Percival led in strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 103), run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 116), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 87 vs 86). Bruce Howard held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 77). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Troy Percival.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Howard and Troy Percival

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
8.93
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.44
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.55
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.61
45.61
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.87
44.87
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.55
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
3.18
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
3.17
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.227
0.227
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.188
0.188
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708.2
9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
7.64
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
6.08
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.64
7.64
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.77
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.08
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.07
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
3.89
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
5.94
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
9.92
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.41
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.34
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2229
37.95
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2915
37.02
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
6.93
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
3.73
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.44
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.2
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.2
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.23
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982
33.74
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2550
32.38
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Bruce Howard and Troy Percival

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
8.93
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708.2
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.37
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.6
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.29
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.11
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.69
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.66
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
96.3
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.074
0.074
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Howard and Troy Percival

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
120
416.18
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
703
84360
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
509.83
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.49
19.05
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
93.64
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
100.58
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
5.54
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-66.4
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
169.94
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.09
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.94
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA