Chris Howard vs. Johnny Williams — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Williams
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati-Indianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Johnny Williams 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 4.84 and 1.403 for Johnny Williams. 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 Johnny Williams

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.99
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.45
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.67
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.76
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
4.84
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
9.99
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.99
9.99
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.27
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
40.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
6.09
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.58
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
36.36
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.03
40.03

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Johnny Williams

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.98
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.55
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.99
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
3.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.54
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.4
95.4
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.075
2.075
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Johnny Williams

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
300
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
551.79
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
107.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
96.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.43
34.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
117.86
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
155.36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
53.57
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
48.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
101.79
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.13
38.18
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
48.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100