Chris Howard vs. Sad Sam Jones — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sad Sam Jones
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sad Sam Jones 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 3.84 and 1.411 for Sad Sam Jones. 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 Sad Sam Jones

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
1.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
1.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.53
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
0.5
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.35
51.35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.27
75.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
0.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.07
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1656
3.84
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11649
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3883
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4084
9.47
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1396
3.24
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1223
2.83
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.17
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.16
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16699
38.7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.27
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2007
4.65
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15235
35.31
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.7
38.7

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Sad Sam Jones

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
649
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
27
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
874
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1071
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.136
0.136
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.65
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Sad Sam Jones

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
713
287.31
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1489
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1243
500.87
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
98.72
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
76.56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
17.73
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.42
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
22.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104.5
42.11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
317
127.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406
163.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
60.85
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
39.89
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
98.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111.91
45.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
8.87
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
56.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
346
139.42
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.3
4.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
34.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.82
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.61
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64