Steve Howe vs. Al Schroll — Career Comparison

Steve Howe
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Al Schroll
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Schroll built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Howe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Howe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.03 and WHIP 1.285 compared to 5.34 and 1.585 for Al Schroll. By the career numbers, Steve Howe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Howe and Al Schroll

Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
7.38
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.67
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.7
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.61
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.41
53.41
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.35
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.03
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.34
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1818
27
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
9
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
8.7
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
9.23
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.84
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.06
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
4.88
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.8
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
4.87
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.771
0.771
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.25
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2523
37.47
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
40.27
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.82
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
3.55
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
6.25
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.67
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.36
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.89
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2297
34.11
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
35.16
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.47
37.47
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.27
40.27

Fielding Stats for Steve Howe and Al Schroll

Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
7.38
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.67
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.99
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1818
27
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
9
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.46
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.69
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.53
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.29
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.75
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.15
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.68
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.16
94.16
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.629
0.629
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Howe and Al Schroll

Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steve Howe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
9940
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
35
538.46
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
540
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
507.69
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
5.87
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
87.23
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
230.77
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
200
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
123.08
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-15.48
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.7
87.62
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
10
200
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Steve Howe
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Schroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100