Chris Howard vs. Willie Spearman — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Spearman
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie Spearman 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 5.07 and 1.480 for Willie Spearman. 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 Willie Spearman

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.68
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.64
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.3
41.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.2
66.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
5.07
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
9.81
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.81
9.81
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
3.51
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
4.08
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
37.37
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
914
21.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
6.28
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
33.26
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
739
17.52
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.37
37.37
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.67
21.67

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Willie Spearman

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
3.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210.2
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.09
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.65
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.31
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.86
64.86
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Willie Spearman

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
295.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
551.35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
139.46
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
97.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.97
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.97
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
42.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.52
69.78
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
220.54
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
178.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
61.62
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
97.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
145.95
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.45
76.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.49
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
32.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.49
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.5
92.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.73
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.49
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.49
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100