Bruce Howard vs. Jeff Russell — Career Comparison

Bruce Howard
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jeff Russell
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bruce Howard built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Russell 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 home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 97), and strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 93). Jeff Russell held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 86). Role difference aside, Bruce Howard holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Howard and Jeff Russell

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
4.82
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.65
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.46
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.61
45.61
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.41
43.41
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.41
13.41
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.52
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
3.18
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
3.75
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3299
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1099.2
9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
7.64
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
8.72
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.77
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.82
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.07
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
3.4
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.35
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.94
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
5.67
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.38
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.23
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2229
37.95
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4694
38.42
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.78
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.73
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
525
4.3
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.34
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.92
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1982
33.74
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4178
34.19
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.42
38.42

Fielding Stats for Bruce Howard and Jeff Russell

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
4.82
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.65
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3299
27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1099.2
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.58
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.6
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.57
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
2.11
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.23
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
2.15
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.34
96.34
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.41
13.41
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Howard and Jeff Russell

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
120
416.18
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
3854.35
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
509.83
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
515.22
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
58.96
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
71.74
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
34.68
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.65
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.34
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.57
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
24.28
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.09
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.49
19.05
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
24.16
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
93.64
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
110.87
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
100.58
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
104.35
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.34
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.57
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.28
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
65.22
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
38.15
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
78.26
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
5.54
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
12.76
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
169.94
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
215.22
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.79
2.79
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.09
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.65
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.47
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.94
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA