Harry Howell vs. Clayton Lambert — Career Comparison

Harry Howell
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Clayton Lambert
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harry Howell built a career as a starting pitcher and Clayton Lambert 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 5.4 and 1.474 for Clayton Lambert. 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 Clayton Lambert

Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.19
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.01
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
0.99
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.46
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.51
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.29
47.29
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.94
82.94
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.86
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.74
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.4
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7703
27
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2567.2
9
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2435
8.53
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
9.26
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.93
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
2.37
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.01
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
986
3.46
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.24
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.648
0.648
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.806
0.806
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.18
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.34
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10442
36.6
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
38.11
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.19
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.23
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
4.06
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.71
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.474
1.474
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9668
33.89
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
33.94
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Harry Howell and Clayton Lambert

Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
1.18
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.48
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10410
27
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3470
9
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
1.12
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1159
3.01
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.23
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
4.36
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1591
4.13
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.65
94.65
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.489
3.489
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.79
40.79
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Howell and Clayton Lambert

Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
181.99
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
1114.29
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1510
600
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1394
553.91
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
120
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
81.85
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
23.84
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.93
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.37
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
38.15
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122.55
48.7
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
10.96
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445
176.82
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
150.2
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
56.82
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
52.05
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
104.5
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126.25
50.17
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-4.06
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.77
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
25.43
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
322
127.95
Clayton Lambert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
4.69
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
15.89
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
7.55
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
7.55
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Clayton Lambert
Career
Per 600 PA