Chris Howard vs. Max Scherzer — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Max Scherzer
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Max Scherzer 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 3.22 and 1.091 for Max Scherzer. 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 Max Scherzer

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
1.47
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.67
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.36
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1059
3.22
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
7.83
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2433
7.39
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.98
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
1.08
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
2.37
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.89
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3489
10.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.6
10.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.24
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.35
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
37.37
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11987
36.41
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1132
3.44
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.18
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.084
1.084
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10977
33.34
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.37
37.37
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Max Scherzer

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
1.47
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.65
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.15
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.47
95.47
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.785
0.785
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Max Scherzer

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
555.77
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
526.28
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
88.47
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
80.53
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.94
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.44
18.65
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
98.68
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
105.48
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
35.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
34.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
68.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.54
14.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
161
182.61
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100