Chris Howard vs. Joe Smith — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Smith
UnknownThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe 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. Joe Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.1 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 3.13 and 1.326 for Chris Howard. By the career numbers, Joe Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Howard and Joe Smith

Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
8.1
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.6
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
37.37
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
35.7
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.33
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
33.3
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.37
37.37
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.7
35.7

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Joe Smith

Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Joe Smith

Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
461.54
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.825
0.825
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.77
81.89
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
92.81
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100