Kent Anderson vs. Dixie Howell — Career Comparison

Kent Anderson
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Dixie Howell
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Kent Anderson and Dixie Howell are closely matched on the surface stats. Dixie Howell posted stronger numbers in OPS (.652 vs .631) and slugging (.337 vs .311). Kent Anderson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.320 vs .315). By the career numbers, Dixie Howell had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Kent Anderson and Dixie Howell

Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
135
198.04
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
201.38
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
409
600
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1013
600
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
366
536.92
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
910
538.99
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.651
0.651
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
139.36
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
132.68
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
117.36
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
100.1
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.6
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
23.1
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.37
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.11
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
22
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
32.58
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
34.53
50.66
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.78
57.32
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
114
167.24
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
181.84
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
127
186.31
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
186.57
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
63.08
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
58.05
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
32.27
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
55.08
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
64
93.89
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
106.02
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
39.89
58.51
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104.2
61.72
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.37
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
30
44.01
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
51.53
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.59
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
89.49
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
82.92
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6.7
6.7
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.24
7.24
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.67
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.92
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.18
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.74
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.85
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.59
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.87
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.18
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.33
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.78
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Kent Anderson and Dixie Howell

Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.18
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
22.79
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.03
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3055
27
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1018.1
9
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.56
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1189
84.93
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
3.2
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
9.5
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.57
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
4.93
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1344
96
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
4.76
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
94.43
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.59
96.59
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.053
4.053
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.144
4.144
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.97
87.97
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.72
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.86
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Kent Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Kent Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07