Chris Howard vs. Steve Stone — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Stone
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Steve Stone 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 3.97 and 1.367 for Steve Stone. 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 Steve Stone

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
1.61
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.54
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.47
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.5
53.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.06
84.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
788
3.97
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5365
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1788.1
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1707
8.59
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.93
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
716
3.6
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.11
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.89
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1065
5.36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.16
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7640
38.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
4.43
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.44
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.47
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6758
34.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Steve Stone

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
1.61
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5367
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1789
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.63
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.28
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
2.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.91
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.51
94.51
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.184
1.184
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.06
84.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Steve Stone

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
806.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
519.37
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
52.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
7.95
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
56.92
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
80.63
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.34
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
37.94
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.68
-8.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
92
218.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
52.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA