Chris Howard vs. Vance Worley — Career Comparison

Chris Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vance Worley
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vance Worley 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 4.09 and 1.457 for Vance Worley. 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 Vance Worley

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
2.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.31
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.49
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.3
49.3
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.51
59.51
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.13
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
4.09
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2001
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
667
9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.83
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
736
9.93
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.13
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.97
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
4.89
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
6.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.891
0.891
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.075
1.075
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
37.37
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2894
39.05
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.39
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.33
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
4.49
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.45
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.04
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
33.26
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2594
35
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.05
39.05

Fielding Stats for Chris Howard and Vance Worley

Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.61
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
2.2
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.31
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2001
27
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
667
9
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.36
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.34
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.7
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.67
97.67
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.136
0.136
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.773
0.773
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.51
59.51
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Howard and Vance Worley

Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
563.13
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
600
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
526.26
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
73.74
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
60.34
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.41
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.41
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Vance Worley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Vance Worley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.55
11.89
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
87.15
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
80.45
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.11
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
33.52
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
53.63
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.13
-0.43
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 600 PA
61
204.47
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vance Worley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
67.04
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.7
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vance Worley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Vance Worley
Career
Per 600 PA