Chris Howard vs. Ray Starr — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ray Starr
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ray 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 3.53 and 1.358 for Ray 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 Ray Starr

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.78
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.48
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.45
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.39
51.39
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.77
63.77
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
3.53
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2097
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
699
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
670
8.63
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
3.59
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
2.43
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2974
38.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
3.89
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2682
34.53
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Ray Starr

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
27
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.136
0.136
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.268
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Ray Starr

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
331.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
508.8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
62.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
52.8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.95
11.89
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
72
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
93.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
57.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.75
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
81
194.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
3.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
60
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Starr
Career
Per 600 PA