Harry Atkinson vs. Bill Howerton — Career Comparison

Harry Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Bill Howerton
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Harry Atkinson and Bill Howerton are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Howerton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.836 vs .800) and slugging (.472 vs .400). Harry Atkinson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.400 vs .364). By the career numbers, Bill Howerton had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Harry Atkinson and Bill Howerton

Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
198.39
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
747
600
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650
522.09
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
142.97
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
84.34
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
31.33
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.64
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
17.67
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
58.63
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
88.74
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
89.96
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
246.59
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
216.87
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
76.31
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
85.14
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
143.78
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113.51
91.17
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
73.9
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
100.4
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.02
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
12.05
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.8
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.8
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.61
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50

Fielding Stats for Harry Atkinson and Bill Howerton

Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
27
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
9
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.11
Harry Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.913
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0