Ken Howell vs. Marty McHale — Career Comparison

Ken Howell
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty McHale
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Marty McHale 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. Marty McHale posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.289 compared to 3.95 and 1.370 for Ken Howell. By the career numbers, Marty McHale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Howell and Marty McHale

Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
3.6
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.61
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.79
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.11
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.56
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.7
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.75
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.19
44.19
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.04
22.04
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.58
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.45
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
3.95
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.57
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1075
27
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
358.1
9
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
7.84
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
9.57
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
4.04
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.03
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.45
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
8.06
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
3.29
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.592
0.592
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.62
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2588
37.98
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1472
36.97
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.54
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
4.34
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
4.57
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.59
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2252
33.05
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
34.74
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.98
37.98
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97

Fielding Stats for Ken Howell and Marty McHale

Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
3.6
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
41.14
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.79
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.62
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.07
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.88
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
57.86
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
7.07
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.56
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
72
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.5
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
64.93
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.18
90.18
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.416
0.416
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.578
1.578
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.04
22.04
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Howell and Marty McHale

Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
1065.22
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
65
312
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
125
600
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
495.65
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
513.6
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
9
39.13
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
72
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.09
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
67.2
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.04
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.04
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
4.28
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
23.63
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
12
52.17
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
81.6
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
139.2
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
43.2
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.09
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
57.6
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.1
-22.16
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.76
22.84
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
62.4
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
49
213.04
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
129.6
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
2.82
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
86.96
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.2
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.74
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.35
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100