Chris Howard vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant 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 3.3 and 1.214 for Luis Tiant. 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 Luis Tiant

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.11
57.11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1280
3.3
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3075
7.94
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.89
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
37.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
3.61
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.37
37.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Luis Tiant

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Luis Tiant

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50