Chris Howard vs. Jim Willis — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Willis
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Willis 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 3.91 and 1.277 for Jim Willis. 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 Jim Willis

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.99
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.47
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.59
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.71
70.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
3.91
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1908
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
670
9.48
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.44
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
4.66
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.741
0.741
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2708
38.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
4.68
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.75
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.47
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.277
1.277
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2498
35.35
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Jim Willis

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
1.41
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.98
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2004
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.51
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.98
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.49
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.85
95.85
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.762
1.762
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.52
69.52
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Jim Willis

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
240
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
556.36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
139.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
111.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.84
47.65
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
170.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
161.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
69.82
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
52.36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
122.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.45
55.52
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.82
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100