Bruce Howard vs. Eduardo Rodriguez — Career Comparison

Bruce Howard
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eduardo Rodriguez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Howard built a career as a starting pitcher and Eduardo Rodriguez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Howard led in run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 99), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 91), and strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 94). Role difference aside, Bruce Howard holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Howard and Eduardo Rodriguez

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
3.24
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.48
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.51
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.44
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.61
45.61
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.77
14.77
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
3.18
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
3.89
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2202
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
734
9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
7.64
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
8.35
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.77
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.8
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.07
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
3.96
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.49
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.94
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
5.27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.026
1.026
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.29
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.28
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2229
37.95
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3164
38.8
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.73
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.73
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
4.27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.53
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.37
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.59
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982
33.74
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2745
33.66
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.8
38.8

Fielding Stats for Bruce Howard and Eduardo Rodriguez

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
3.24
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.48
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2202
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
734
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.58
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.6
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.98
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.11
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.69
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.56
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.03
92.03
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.481
0.481
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.77
14.77
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Howard and Eduardo Rodriguez

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
120
416.18
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
158400
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
509.83
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
58.96
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
24.28
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.49
19.05
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
93.64
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
100.58
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.34
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
38.15
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.6
5.54
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
824.53
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
49
169.94
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.09
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.94
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA