Ken Howell vs. Alto Lane — Career Comparison

Ken Howell
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alto Lane
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Alto Lane built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Howell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alto Lane posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.29 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 3.95 and 1.370 for Ken Howell. By the career numbers, Alto Lane had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Howell and Alto Lane

Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
3.6
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.55
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.79
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.26
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.56
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.7
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.19
44.19
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.04
22.04
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.48
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.45
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
3.95
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.29
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
27
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
9
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
7.84
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
9.19
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
4.04
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.48
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.45
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
8.06
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
5.32
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.979
0.979
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.62
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2588
37.98
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
39.29
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.54
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
4.34
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.16
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.06
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.59
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.409
1.409
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2252
33.05
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
34.45
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29

Fielding Stats for Ken Howell and Alto Lane

Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
3.6
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.55
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.79
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.26
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
27
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
9
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.62
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.88
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.94
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.56
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.13
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.5
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.94
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.416
0.416
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.04
22.04
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Howell and Alto Lane

Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
1065.22
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
16
252.63
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
495.65
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
568.42
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
9
39.13
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
142.11
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
26.09
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
4.28
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
60.14
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
12
52.17
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
205.26
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
173.68
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.09
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
110.53
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.1
-22.16
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
61.64
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
49
213.04
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
2.82
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
86.96
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.74
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA