Chris Howard vs. Dick Starr — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Starr
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Starr 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 5.25 and 1.706 for Dick Starr. 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 Dick Starr

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
2.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.63
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
5.25
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1034
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344.2
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
10.18
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.98
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.04
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
5.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.13
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.26
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
41.31
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
6.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.706
1.706
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1374
35.88
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.31
41.31

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Dick Starr

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
27
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.92
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.136
0.136
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.602
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Dick Starr

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
499.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
515.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
58.41
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.24
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.24
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
22.65
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
100.88
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
132.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
58.41
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
69.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
17.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
53.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
36
191.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0