Chris Howard vs. Ford Smith — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ford Smith
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ford Smith 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. Ford Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.37 and WHIP 1.115 compared to 3.13 and 1.326 for Chris Howard. By the career numbers, Ford Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Howard and Ford Smith

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.89
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
70
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.37
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
7.83
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.42
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.62
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.89
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.39
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
37.37
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737
36.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.33
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
33.26
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
32.74
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.37
37.37
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Ford Smith

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.93
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.84
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.34
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.18
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Ford Smith

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
219.77
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
547.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
129.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
90.7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.54
54.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
170.93
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
80.23
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.85
58.77
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.49
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
172
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.47
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA