Chris Howard vs. Chuck Stobbs — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chuck Stobbs
Silent GenerationWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chuck Stobbs 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 4.29 and 1.441 for Chuck Stobbs. 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 Chuck Stobbs

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
2.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.5
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.61
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.15
45.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
4.29
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5761
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1920.1
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2003
9.39
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.86
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
3.44
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.14
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897
4.2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.14
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8378
39.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.49
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1030
4.83
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7608
35.66
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Chuck Stobbs

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
3.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3377
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1125.2
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.93
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
2.41
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.41
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.33
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.66
97.66
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.41
29.41
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Chuck Stobbs

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
460
403.51
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
684
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
507.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
89.47
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
76.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.47
24.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
102.63
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
136.84
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
46.49
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
46.49
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
92.98
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.07
24.62
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.75
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
45.61
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
125
109.65
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.47
5.47
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
43.86
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.75
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chuck Stobbs
Career
Per 600 PA
14
12.28
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.88
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.88
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.75
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Stobbs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50