Ken Howell vs. Bill Smith — Career Comparison

Ken Howell
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Smith
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ken Howell posted a stronger line than Bill Smith. Ken Howell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.95 vs 4.21) and WHIP (1.370 vs 1.507). By the career numbers, Ken Howell had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ken Howell and Bill Smith

Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
3.6
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.21
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.79
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.56
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.7
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.19
44.19
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.04
22.04
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.45
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.95
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.21
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
27
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.1
9
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
7.84
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
10.8
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.05
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
4.04
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.24
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.45
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.53
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
8.06
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
4.48
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.62
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2588
37.98
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
38.85
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.54
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.19
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
4.34
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.53
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.59
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.449
1.449
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2252
33.05
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
36.48
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Ken Howell and Bill Smith

Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
3.6
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.21
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.79
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.79
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
27
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.1
9
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.62
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.92
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.88
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.19
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.56
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.37
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.5
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.11
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.416
0.416
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.04
22.04
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Howell and Bill Smith

Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
1065.22
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
1200
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
495.65
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
525
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
39.13
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
26.09
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.99
4.28
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
34.02
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
52.17
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
26.09
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.1
-22.16
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
26.22
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
213.04
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
2.82
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
86.96
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.74
Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA