Chris Howard vs. Alex Kellner — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alex Kellner
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Alex Kellner 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 4.41 and 1.451 for Alex Kellner. 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 Alex Kellner

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
1.56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.49
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.55
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.42
47.42
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.88
77.88
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.48
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
906
4.41
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5548
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1849.1
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1925
9.37
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
747
3.64
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
816
3.97
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.845
0.845
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.26
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.18
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8023
39.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.18
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1015
4.94
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.445
1.445
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7239
35.23
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Alex Kellner

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
4.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.34
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.53
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
4.8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
4.58
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.53
95.53
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.131
1.131
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.02
33.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.34
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Alex Kellner

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
275.28
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
643
548.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
117.61
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
99.72
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.41
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.84
32.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
143.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
144.89
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
41.76
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
48.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
86.93
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.63
33.77
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
25.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 600 PA
106
90.34
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
23.86
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Kellner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 600 PA
23
19.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Kellner
Career
Per 600 PA