Harry Howell vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Harry Howell
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harry Howell built a career as a starting pitcher and R. Smith 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 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. 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 R. Smith

Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.19
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
0.99
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.46
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.51
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.29
47.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.94
82.94
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.86
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.74
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7703
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2567.2
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2435
8.53
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
2.37
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
986
3.46
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.648
0.648
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.18
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.34
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10442
36.6
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.19
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
4.06
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9668
33.89
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Harry Howell and R. Smith

Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
1.18
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.48
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10410
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3470
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
1.12
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1159
3.01
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.23
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
4.36
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1591
4.13
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.65
94.65
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.489
3.489
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.79
40.79
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Howell and R. Smith

Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
181.99
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1510
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1394
553.91
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
120
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
81.85
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
23.84
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.93
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
38.15
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122.55
48.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445
176.82
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
150.2
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
56.82
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
52.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
104.5
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126.25
50.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.77
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
25.43
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
322
127.95
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
4.69
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
15.89
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
7.55
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
7.55
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA