Chris Howard vs. Nate Karns — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nate Karns
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nate Karns 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 4.3 and 1.358 for Nate Karns. 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 Nate Karns

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.91
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.59
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.46
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.58
83.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
4.3
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
8.52
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.98
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.34
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
3.62
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.89
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
9.28
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.434
1.434
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.66
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
38.76
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
4.44
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1210
34.46
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Nate Karns

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.91
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.59
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.46
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.83
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.28
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.84
91.84
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.672
0.672
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.58
83.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Nate Karns

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
3654.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
13.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA