Ken Howell vs. Bill LeFebvre — Career Comparison

Ken Howell
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill LeFebvre
Greatest GenerationRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill LeFebvre 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. Ken Howell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.95 and WHIP 1.370 compared to 5.03 and 1.610 for Bill LeFebvre. By the career numbers, Ken Howell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Howell and Bill LeFebvre

Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
3.6
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.45
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.79
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.68
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.56
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.7
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.19
44.19
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.04
22.04
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.78
27.78
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.45
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.95
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.03
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
27
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.1
9
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
7.84
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
11.02
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.02
11.02
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.68
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
4.04
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.47
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.45
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
8.06
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.45
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.62
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2588
37.98
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
40.33
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.54
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.5
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
4.34
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
6.05
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.59
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2252
33.05
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
36.73
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33

Fielding Stats for Ken Howell and Bill LeFebvre

Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
3.6
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.79
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1840
27
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
613.1
9
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.62
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.88
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.56
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.5
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.62
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.416
0.416
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.079
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.04
22.04
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Howell and Bill LeFebvre

Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
1065.22
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
75
441.18
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
102
600
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
495.65
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
511.76
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
9
39.13
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
141.18
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.09
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
94.12
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
29.41
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
47.06
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
4.28
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.54
85.51
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
12
52.17
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
211.76
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
229.41
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
47.06
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
64.71
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.09
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
105.88
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.1
-22.16
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.07
88.62
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
88.24
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
49
213.04
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
64.71
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
2.82
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.27
9.27
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
1.36
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
86.96
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.74
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA