Chris Howard vs. Travis Smith — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Travis Smith
Gen XOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Travis 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 6.53 and 1.621 for Travis 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 Travis Smith

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.39
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
6.53
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111.2
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
11.28
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.28
11.28
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.98
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.85
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.89
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.958
0.958
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
40.46
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
6.77
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.89
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.89
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.594
1.594
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
36.03
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.46
40.46

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Travis Smith

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.39
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111.2
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.89
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.61
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.53
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.452
0.452
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Travis Smith

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
840
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
10.23
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.07
-1.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Smith
Career
Per 600 PA