Bruce Howard vs. Pat Rapp — Career Comparison

Bruce Howard
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Pat Rapp
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Bruce Howard a clear advantage over Pat Rapp across the core pitching metrics. Bruce Howard led in run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 93), strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 80), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 86 vs 71). Pat Rapp held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 106). Bruce Howard was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Howard and Pat Rapp

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
1.68
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.28
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.55
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.45
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.59
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.61
45.61
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.28
92.28
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
3.18
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
721
4.68
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4162
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1387.1
9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
7.64
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1468
9.52
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.77
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.86
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.07
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
4.43
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.94
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
5.35
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.087
1.087
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.41
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.45
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.32
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2229
37.95
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6143
39.85
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.29
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.73
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
790
5.12
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.37
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.01
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.551
1.551
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
33.74
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5312
34.46
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.85
39.85

Fielding Stats for Bruce Howard and Pat Rapp

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
1.68
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.28
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.55
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4162
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1387.1
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.6
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.2
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.11
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
1.89
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
1.83
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.58
96.58
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.28
92.28
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Howard and Pat Rapp

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
120
416.18
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
579.93
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
173
600
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
600
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
147
509.83
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
550.93
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
58.96
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
64.68
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
34.68
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
53.53
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.92
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.23
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.15
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.49
19.05
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
4.59
10.25
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
93.64
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
80.3
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
100.58
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
66.91
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.34
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
22.3
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.28
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
29
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
38.15
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
49.07
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
5.54
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.37
-9.75
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.23
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
169.94
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
92
205.2
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
45.09
Pat Rapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
46.84
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.94
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.46
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Rapp
Career
Per 600 PA