Bob Howry vs. Dick Rudolph — Career Comparison

Bob Howry
Gen XArizonaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Rudolph
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Rudolph built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Howry as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Rudolph posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.66 and WHIP 1.158 compared to 3.84 and 1.303 for Bob Howry. By the career numbers, Dick Rudolph had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Howry and Dick Rudolph

Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
8.79
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
1.23
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.06
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.53
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.59
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.47
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.39
46.39
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.84
52.84
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.38
86.38
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.76
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.75
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
3.84
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
2.66
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2363
27
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6147
27
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
787.2
9
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049
9
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
8.35
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
8.66
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.06
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.15
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
2.89
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.77
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.48
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
7.46
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786
3.45
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.46
7.46
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.27
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.17
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3321
37.95
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8290
36.41
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
3.37
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.16
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
4.18
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.42
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.41
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.59
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.158
1.158
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2968
33.91
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7861
34.53
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41

Fielding Stats for Bob Howry and Dick Rudolph

Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
769
8.79
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
209.25
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2363
27
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
787.2
9
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
59.25
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.85
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
468
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
16.5
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.28
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
543.75
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.25
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
527.25
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.32
97.32
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.97
96.97
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.142
0.142
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
14.25
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Howry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Howry and Dick Rudolph

Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
769
76900
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 600 PA
284
217.35
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
784
600
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
698
534.18
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
100.26
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
83.42
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.71
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.59
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
16.84
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.03
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.01
34.44
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
124.74
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
143.11
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
35.2
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
42.86
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
76.53
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
20.73
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.99
35.96
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.3
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
40.56
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Howry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
88.01
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.82
6.82
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
22.96
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.89
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.65
Bob Howry
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Rudolph
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
90