Chris Howard vs. Guy Smith — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Guy Smith
UnknownIndianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Guy 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. Chris Howard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.326 compared to 6.43 and 1.786 for Guy Smith. 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 Guy Smith

Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
6.43
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
10.29
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.79
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.89
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.93
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
46.93
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.786
1.786
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
38.57
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.93
46.93

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Guy Smith

Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.04
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
27
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.1
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.08
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.15
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.08
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Guy Smith

Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.056
1.056
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
158.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
333.33
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.056
1.056
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
333.33
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
166.93
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA