Chris Howard vs. Red Smith — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Red Smith
UnknownAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

Red 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 3.19 and 1.441 for Red 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 Red Smith

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.28
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.19
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
8.72
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
4.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.89
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.039
1.039
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
39.97
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
5.31
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.28
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.06
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
34.02
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Red Smith

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.24
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130.1
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.59
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.86
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
4.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.45
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.75
84.75
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.778
2.778
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.11
11.11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Red Smith

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
178.95
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
515.79
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
126.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
126.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
41.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
126.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
178.95
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
73.68
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
115.79
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.34
56.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
52.63
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Smith
Career
Per 600 PA