Chris Howard vs. Joe Saunders — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Saunders
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Saunders 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 4.37 and 1.435 for Joe Saunders. 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 Joe Saunders

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.52
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.49
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.58
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.56
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.86
50.86
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
4.37
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4162
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1387.1
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
9.94
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.98
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.16
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
2.85
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.89
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
5.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.19
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5962
38.68
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
4.84
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.26
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.23
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.1
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.421
1.421
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5418
35.15
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.68
38.68

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Joe Saunders

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.52
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.49
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4162
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1387.1
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.39
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.47
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.89
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.86
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.29
98.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Joe Saunders

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
944
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
512
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
68
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
12.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
72
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
92
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
3.78
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
34
136
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
4.41
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
60
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100