Chris Howard vs. Dick Weik — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Weik
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Weik 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 5.9 and 2.059 for Dick Weik. 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 Dick Weik

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
3.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.93
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.21
34.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
5.9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
641
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213.2
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
8.55
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.63
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
9.98
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.89
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.8
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
43.81
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.93
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
6.61
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.059
2.059
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
801
33.74
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.81
43.81

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Dick Weik

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
8.61
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
41.88
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.96
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
20.39
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
26.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
25.35
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.605
0.605
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Dick Weik

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
821.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
557.89
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
126.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
94.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
37.48
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
168.42
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
136.84
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
63.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
94.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
39.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
16
168.42
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
3.56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA