Chris Howard vs. Greg Swindell — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Greg Swindell
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Greg Swindell 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 3.86 and 1.275 for Greg Swindell. 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 Greg Swindell

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
2.68
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.5
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.49
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.2
50.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.51
40.51
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
957
3.86
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6700
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2233.1
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2313
9.32
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.98
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
1.06
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
2.02
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.89
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
6.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.21
6.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.915
0.915
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9301
37.48
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.37
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1053
4.24
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.38
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.55
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8620
34.74
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.48
37.48

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Greg Swindell

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
2.68
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6700
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2233.1
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.54
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.7
97.7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.577
0.577
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.51
40.51
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Greg Swindell

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
1395.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
513.99
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
96.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
20.98
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
20.98
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.64
22.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
117.48
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
104.9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
20.98
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
48.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.94
20.84
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
57
119.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.02
5.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA