Joe Altobelli vs. Bill Howerton — Career Comparison

Joe Altobelli
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Bill Howerton
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Bill Howerton posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Altobelli. Bill Howerton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.836 vs .600) and on-base percentage (.364 vs .277). 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 Joe Altobelli and Bill Howerton

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
343.45
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
198.39
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
290
600
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
747
600
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
257
531.72
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650
522.09
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
54
111.72
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
142.97
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
38
78.62
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
84.34
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.55
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
31.33
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.64
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.34
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
17.67
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
58.63
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
24.63
50.96
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
89.96
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
83
171.72
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
246.59
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
79
163.45
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
216.87
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
27
55.86
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
76.31
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
28
57.93
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
85.14
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
103.45
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
143.78
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
24.71
51.13
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113.51
91.17
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
73.9
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
86.9
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
125
100.4
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.9
6.9
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
5.98
5.98
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.34
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.02
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
12.05
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.41
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.61
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Joe Altobelli and Bill Howerton

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.91
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.84
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1839
27
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
9
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
6.4
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.31
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
6.78
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
6.71
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.11
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.515
3.515
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.913
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.85
43.85
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.44
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0