Bruce Howard vs. Ken Ryan — Career Comparison

Bruce Howard
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Ryan
Gen XRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Howard built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Ryan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Ryan led in home run suppression (HR9+ 354 vs 106), run prevention (ERA+ 162 vs 116), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 130 vs 98). Role difference aside, Ken Ryan holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Howard and Ken Ryan

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
7.56
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.5
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.61
45.61
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.95
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
3.18
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
3.91
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
285.2
9
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
7.64
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
8.38
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.38
8.38
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.77
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.66
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.07
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
5.17
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.82
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
5.94
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
7.09
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.09
7.09
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.41
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.47
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2229
37.95
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1265
39.85
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.94
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.73
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
4.41
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.57
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.85
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.505
1.505
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982
33.74
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
33.55
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.85
39.85

Fielding Stats for Bruce Howard and Ken Ryan

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
7.56
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
285.2
9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.66
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.6
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.01
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.11
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.73
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.67
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.36
96.36
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.221
0.221
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Howard and Ken Ryan

Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
120
416.18
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
16000
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
509.83
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
58.96
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
34.68
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.49
19.05
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
7.45
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
93.64
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
100.58
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
5.54
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-8.35
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
169.94
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.09
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.94
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA