Chris Howard vs. Warren Spahn — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Warren Spahn
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Warren Spahn 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. Warren Spahn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.206 compared to 3.13 and 1.326 for Chris Howard. By the career numbers, Warren Spahn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Howard and Warren Spahn

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
1.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
1.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.62
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
0.42
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.7
59.7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.67
88.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
0.66
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1798
3.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15731
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243.2
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4830
8.29
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
0.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
2.46
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2583
4.43
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.766
0.766
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.14
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.07
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
37.37
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21547
36.98
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.12
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2016
3.46
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20071
34.45
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.37
37.37
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Warren Spahn

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
2.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9282
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3094
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.65
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
2.91
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
3.72
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
3.55
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.47
95.47
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.628
1.628
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.93
52.93
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.24
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Warren Spahn

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
783
228.61
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2055
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1872
546.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
105.99
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
77.37
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
16.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.61
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.33
39.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
156.79
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
135.47
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
41.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
55.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
86.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.31
36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
27.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
487
142.19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.22
4.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
19.85
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.09
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
23
6.72
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67