Chris Howard vs. Bret Saberhagen — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bret Saberhagen
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Bret Saberhagen 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 3.34 and 1.154 for Bret Saberhagen. 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 Bret Saberhagen

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
1.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.59
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.41
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.8
58.8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
952
3.34
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7688
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562.2
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2452
8.61
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.77
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.65
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.89
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715
6.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.853
0.853
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.19
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.21
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
37.37
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10421
36.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1036
3.64
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.31
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.24
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.59
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9734
34.19
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.37
37.37
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Bret Saberhagen

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
1.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7688
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562.2
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
1.46
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
2.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
2.17
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.26
96.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.549
1.549
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Bret Saberhagen

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
403
1065.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
502.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
60.79
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
50.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.96
13.11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
71.37
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.49
3.94
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
49
129.52
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
63.44
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA