Chris Howard vs. Bill Werle — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Werle
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Werle 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 4.69 and 1.449 for Bill Werle. 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 Bill Werle

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
2.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.81
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.39
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.53
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.65
42.65
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.43
32.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.24
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.2
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
4.69
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
665.1
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
10.42
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.98
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.08
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.62
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
3.83
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2906
39.31
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.81
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
5.28
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.449
1.449
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2689
36.37
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.31
39.31

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Bill Werle

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
8.61
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
67.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
11.68
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
60.93
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.19
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
74.8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
72.61
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.07
97.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
5.11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Bill Werle

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
506.85
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
545.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
95.89
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
76.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.44
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.01
27.42
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
117.81
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
136.99
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
35.62
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.92
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
57.53
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.16
25.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
41.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
50
136.99
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.38
4.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Werle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Werle
Career
Per 600 PA