Chris Howard vs. Bill James — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill James
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill James 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 3.2 and 1.431 for Bill James. 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 Bill James

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.5
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.54
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.52
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
3.2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3539
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179.2
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1110
8.47
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.47
8.47
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
4.41
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
3.11
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.836
0.836
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.24
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.37
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4958
37.83
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.22
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
4.26
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.431
1.431
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
33.26
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4332
33.05
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.83
37.83

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Bill James

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.136
0.136
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.138
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Bill James

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
294.92
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
413
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
520.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
74.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
63.92
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.72
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.08
19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
85.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
117.68
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
53.75
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.26
13.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
39.23
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
138
200.48
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
2.99
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33