Chris Howard vs. James Shields — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
James Shields
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

James Shields 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 4.01 and 1.280 for James Shields. 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 James Shields

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.5
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.48
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.06
51.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1167
4.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581
8.88
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.98
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.24
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
2.57
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.89
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2234
7.69
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.139
1.139
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.37
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.33
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10993
37.82
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1267
4.36
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.18
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.73
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.272
1.272
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10052
34.58
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.82
37.82

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and James Shields

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
0.97
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.72
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
1.62
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and James Shields

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
1601.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
553.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
93.51
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.82
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.69
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.69
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.7
18.31
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
105.19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
105.19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
58.44
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.82
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.69
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
56
218.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
35.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA