Chris Howard vs. Milt Watson — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Milt Watson
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Milt Watson 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 3.57 and 1.354 for Milt Watson. 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 Milt Watson

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.91
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.45
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.64
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.18
41.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
3.57
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
9.23
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.95
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
2.4
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.594
0.594
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1803
38.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
4.37
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1647
34.96
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Milt Watson

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
27
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.136
0.136
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.511
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Milt Watson

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
380.28
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
587.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
67.61
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
63.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
8.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
71.83
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
71.83
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.68
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
33.8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.87
-12.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
156.34
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
3.84
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Milt Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Watson
Career
Per 600 PA