Chris Howard vs. Brandon Woodruff — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brandon Woodruff
MillenialMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Brandon Woodruff 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. Brandon Woodruff posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.1 and WHIP 1.035 compared to 3.13 and 1.326 for Chris Howard. By the career numbers, Brandon Woodruff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Howard and Brandon Woodruff

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.72
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.53
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.64
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.43
65.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.44
89.44
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
7.83
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
7.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.98
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.89
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
10.52
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.52
10.52
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.13
6.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
37.37
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2984
36.05
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.33
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.25
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.034
1.034
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
33.26
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2742
33.12
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.37
37.37
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.05
36.05

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Brandon Woodruff

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.72
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.53
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.46
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.86
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.35
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.32
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.32
97.32
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.44
89.44
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Brandon Woodruff

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
683.72
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
534.88
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
102.33
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
79.07
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.6
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.94
32.28
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
134.88
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
130.23
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.16
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.36
29.56
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.91
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
51
237.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Woodruff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
37.21
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.65
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Woodruff
Career
Per 600 PA