Bruce Howard vs. Nate Robertson — Career Comparison

Bruce Howard
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Nate Robertson
Gen XKansasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Bruce Howard a clear advantage over Nate Robertson across the core pitching metrics. Bruce Howard led in run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 91), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 88), and strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 90). Nate Robertson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 96 vs 86). Bruce Howard was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Howard and Nate Robertson

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.74
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.28
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.46
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.45
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.6
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.61
45.61
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.54
42.54
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.86
83.86
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
3.18
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
642
5.01
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3457
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1152.1
9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
7.64
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1279
9.99
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.99
9.99
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.77
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.25
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.07
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
3.28
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
5.94
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
6.05
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.037
1.037
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2229
37.95
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5064
39.55
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.29
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.73
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
5.44
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.28
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.06
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.474
1.474
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
33.74
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4535
35.42
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55

Fielding Stats for Bruce Howard and Nate Robertson

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.74
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.28
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.46
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3457
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1152.1
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.33
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.6
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.11
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.11
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.59
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.44
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.64
90.64
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.825
0.825
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.86
83.86
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Howard and Nate Robertson

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
120
416.18
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
2477.78
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
54
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
509.83
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
488.89
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
58.96
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
34.68
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.49
19.05
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
9.98
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
93.64
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
77.78
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
100.58
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
88.89
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.34
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.22
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
38.15
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
44.44
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
5.54
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-1.02
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.22
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
49
169.94
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
166.67
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.09
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.22
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA