Chris Howard vs. Doug Johns — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doug Johns
Gen XIndianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doug Johns 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 5.13 and 1.508 for Doug Johns. 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 Doug Johns

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
2.66
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.23
41.23
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
5.13
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
9.79
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.98
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.03
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
3.54
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
4.2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.42
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1689
39.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
5.48
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.28
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1488
34.69
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Doug Johns

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
2.66
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.86
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.8
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.75
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.66
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.61
96.61
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.23
41.23
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Doug Johns

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
23200
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.28
255.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
240.98
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Johns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Johns
Career
Per 600 PA