Chris Howard vs. Rick Williams — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Williams
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick 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 3.58 and 1.333 for Rick 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 Rick Williams

Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
2.77
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.98
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.42
35.42
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
3.58
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9.52
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.31
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.89
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
3.12
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.603
0.603
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
667
38.48
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
3.69
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.81
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
35.25
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.48
38.48

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Rick Williams

Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
2.77
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.98
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.73
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.08
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.96
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.708
0.708
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.42
35.42
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Rick Williams

Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
702.44
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
526.83
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
117.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
102.44
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
38.86
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
131.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
160.98
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.97
43.53
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
20
292.68
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
2.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA