Harry Howell vs. Joel Johnston — Career Comparison

Harry Howell
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joel Johnston
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harry Howell built a career as a starting pitcher and Joel Johnston as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Howell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.212 compared to 4.31 and 1.296 for Joel Johnston. By the career numbers, Harry Howell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Howell and Joel Johnston

Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.19
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
0.99
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.46
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.51
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.29
47.29
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.94
82.94
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.86
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.74
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.31
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7703
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2567.2
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2435
8.53
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.93
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.93
6.93
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
2.37
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.89
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986
3.46
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
6.41
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.648
0.648
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.18
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.34
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10442
36.6
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
37.4
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.19
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.89
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
4.06
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
4.41
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.212
1.212
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9668
33.89
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
32.67
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Harry Howell and Joel Johnston

Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
1.18
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.2
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.48
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10410
27
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3470
9
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
1.12
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1159
3.01
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.23
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
4.36
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.58
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1591
4.13
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.37
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.65
94.65
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.489
3.489
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.79
40.79
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Howell and Joel Johnston

Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
181.99
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
5057.14
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1510
600
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1394
553.91
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
120
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
81.85
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
23.84
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.93
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.37
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
38.15
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122.55
48.7
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
77.5
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
445
176.82
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
150.2
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
56.82
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
52.05
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
104.5
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126.25
50.17
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
82.88
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.77
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
25.43
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
322
127.95
Joel Johnston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
4.69
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
15.89
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
7.55
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
7.55
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joel Johnston
Career
Per 600 PA