Chris Howard vs. Bucky Walters — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bucky Walters
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star

Bucky Walters 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 1.324 for Bucky Walters. 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 Bucky Walters

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
1.24
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
1.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.57
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.46
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.31
55.31
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.99
92.99
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
0.7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1139
3.3
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9314
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3104.2
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2990
8.67
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1121
3.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1107
3.21
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.718
0.718
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.18
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.15
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13140
38.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.05
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1343
3.89
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11968
34.69
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Bucky Walters

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
27
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1562
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1499
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.97
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.136
0.136
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.364
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Bucky Walters

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
199.63
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2149
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1966
548.91
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
133.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
94.65
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
27.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.47
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6.42
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
38.53
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192.87
53.85
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
677
189.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
596
166.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
63.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
65.33
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
438
122.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204.19
57.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
31.83
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
303
84.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.09
7.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
17.87
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
34
9.49
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.28
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.63
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.31
92.31