Chris Howard vs. Robert Keys — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Robert Keys
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Robert Keys 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 4.8 and 1.593 for Robert Keys. 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 Robert Keys

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.73
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.73
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
4.8
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
10.4
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
3.8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.27
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
41.6
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
6.53
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.87
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.578
1.578
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
36.73
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.6
41.6

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Robert Keys

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.47
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.67
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Robert Keys

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
283.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
554.72
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
28.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
26.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA