Chris Howard vs. Ray Keating — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ray Keating
Lost GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ray Keating 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 3.29 and 1.329 for Ray Keating. 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 Ray Keating

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.61
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.04
37.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.77
70.77
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
3.29
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2255
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751.2
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
706
8.45
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.45
8.45
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
3.51
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
4.18
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.854
0.854
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.36
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
37.37
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3114
37.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.3
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
4.42
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2804
33.57
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.37
37.37
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.29
37.29

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Ray Keating

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
27
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.136
0.136
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.054
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Keating
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Ray Keating

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
292.31
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
542.86
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
92.31
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
81.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.79
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Keating
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.99
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.64
25.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
107.69
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
125.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
50.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
85.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.29
22.61
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Keating
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ray Keating
Career
Per 600 PA
84
184.62
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
24.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Keating
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Keating
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Keating
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Keating
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100