Chris Howard vs. Bill Sherdel — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Sherdel
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Sherdel 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 3.72 and 1.358 for Bill Sherdel. 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 Bill Sherdel

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
1.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
0.9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.55
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.48
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.92
52.92
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.53
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1120
3.72
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8128
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2709.1
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3018
10.03
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.49
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
2.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
2.79
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.554
0.554
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.18
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11604
38.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
0.54
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1326
4.4
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10889
36.17
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Bill Sherdel

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
27
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.136
0.136
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.203
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Bill Sherdel

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549
308.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1068
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
960
539.33
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
120.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
92.7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
19.66
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.81
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
27.53
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.87
45.99
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
160.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
156.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
53.93
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
97.19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.37
50.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
35.39
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
96
53.93
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.13
11.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.72
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.69
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67