Bruce Howard vs. Chris Reitsma — Career Comparison

Bruce Howard
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Reitsma
Gen XMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Howard built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Reitsma as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Reitsma led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 167 vs 86), home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 106), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 98). Bruce Howard held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 78). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Chris Reitsma.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Howard and Chris Reitsma

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
5
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.78
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.47
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.61
45.61
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.03
41.03
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.68
15.68
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.55
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
3.18
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
4.7
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
609
9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
7.64
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
10.29
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.77
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.12
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.07
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.42
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.94
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
5.31
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.859
0.859
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.24
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2229
37.95
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2657
39.27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.68
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.73
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
5.23
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.43
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.71
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.412
1.412
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
33.74
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2425
35.84
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27

Fielding Stats for Bruce Howard and Chris Reitsma

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
5
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.78
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1827
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
609
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.52
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.6
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.37
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.11
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
1.94
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.89
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.77
96.77
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.71
97.71
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.379
0.379
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.68
15.68
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Howard and Chris Reitsma

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
120
416.18
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
1942.86
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
105
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
509.83
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
87
497.14
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.43
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
34.68
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
45.71
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.71
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.71
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.49
19.05
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
6.69
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
93.64
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
10
57.14
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
100.58
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
13
74.29
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.14
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
24.28
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.57
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
38.15
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
45.71
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
5.54
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.81
-10.33
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.14
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
169.94
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
240
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
45.09
Chris Reitsma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
80
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.43
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Reitsma
Career
Per 600 PA