Chris Howard vs. Joe Sullivan — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sullivan
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sullivan 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 4.01 and 1.529 for Joe Sullivan. 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 Joe Sullivan

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
2.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.84
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.46
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.57
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.78
44.78
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.67
36.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.31
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
4.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1764
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
9.2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
4.56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
3.31
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.29
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2627
40.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.84
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
5.11
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2312
35.39
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Joe Sullivan

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
27
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.973
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Joe Sullivan

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
408.97
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
559.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
115.7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
107.62
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.79
29.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
123.77
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
139.91
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
40.36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
78.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
32.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
35
94.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
6.37
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.69
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100