Chris Howard vs. Tom Sturdivant — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Sturdivant
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Sturdivant 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 3.74 and 1.332 for Tom Sturdivant. 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 Tom Sturdivant

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
2.65
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.47
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.4
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.64
53.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.15
30.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
3.74
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3411
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
8.15
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.85
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
3.55
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.29
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.89
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
5.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.31
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4796
37.96
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.78
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
4.12
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4313
34.14
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Tom Sturdivant

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
2.65
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3411
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.29
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.96
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.86
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.76
94.76
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.702
0.702
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.15
30.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Tom Sturdivant

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
553.85
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
540.66
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
98.9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
93.96
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.65
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.95
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.73
19.34
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
105.49
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
117.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
28.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
16.48
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
44.51
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.33
18.68
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
18.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
54
89.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.74
6.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
36.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.95
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.24
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.65
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.65
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0