Chris Howard vs. Jack Kralick — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Kralick
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jack Kralick 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 3.56 and 1.300 for Jack Kralick. 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 Jack Kralick

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.5
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.48
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.76
50.76
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.91
71.91
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.33
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
3.56
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3654
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1218
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1238
9.15
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
2.35
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.89
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
4.94
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5121
37.84
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
4
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4780
35.32
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.84
37.84

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Jack Kralick

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3654
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1218
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.56
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
2.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.11
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.28
97.28
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.91
71.91
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Jack Kralick

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
328.54
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
531.79
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
86.31
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
75.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.39
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.4
22.84
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
109.98
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
111.37
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
34.8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
29.23
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
58.47
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.98
16.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.78
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 600 PA
114
158.7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.78
3.78
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
40.37
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kralick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.78
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kralick
Career
Per 600 PA