Chris Howard vs. Eric King — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric King
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric King 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 3.97 and 1.353 for Eric King. 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 Eric King

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
2.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.47
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.61
53.61
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.67
55.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.17
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
3.97
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2590
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
863.1
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
814
8.49
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.76
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
3.47
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.22
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
4.78
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.26
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.32
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3688
38.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.47
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
4.24
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.32
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.79
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3272
34.11
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Eric King

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
2.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2590
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
863.1
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.78
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.03
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.92
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.81
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.67
55.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Eric King

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
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Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
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Per 600 PA
0
Chris Howard
Career
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Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
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0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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0
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Per 600 PA
0
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0
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0
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0
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Per 600 PA
0
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0
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0
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0
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Per 600 PA
0
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0
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Per 600 PA
0
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0
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