Chris Howard vs. Beany Jacobson — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Beany Jacobson
Pre-GenerationalSwedenThrows LeftBats LeftEuropeWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Beany Jacobson built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Howard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Howard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.326 compared to 3.19 and 1.251 for Beany Jacobson. By the career numbers, Chris Howard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Howard and Beany Jacobson

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.32
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.35
32.35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.55
79.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.78
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
3.19
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1837
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612.1
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
9.08
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
2.87
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
37.37
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2504
36.8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
4.66
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.251
1.251
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2344
34.45
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.37
37.37
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Beany Jacobson

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.85
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.24
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
3.65
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
3.41
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
93.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.636
2.636
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.55
79.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Beany Jacobson

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
236.77
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
551.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
64.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.81
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
15.31
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
75.34
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
104.93
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.98
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.76
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
2.42
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
73
196.41
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.05
3.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Beany Jacobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Beany Jacobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100