Buddy Armour vs. Dick Howser — Career Comparison

Buddy Armour
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueShortstopAll-Star
Dick Howser
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueShortstopAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Buddy Armour and Dick Howser are closely matched on the surface stats. Buddy Armour posted stronger numbers in OPS (.708 vs .665) and slugging (.373 vs .318). Dick Howser had the advantage in on-base percentage (.347 vs .335). By the career numbers, Buddy Armour had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Buddy Armour and Dick Howser

Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
189
148.24
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
161.18
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
765
600
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2937
600
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
700
549.02
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2483
507.25
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.717
0.717
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
154.51
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
617
126.05
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
116.86
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
494
100.92
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
27.45
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
18.39
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.84
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
3.47
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.35
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.27
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
37.65
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
25.13
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95.4
74.82
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308.52
63.03
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
261
204.71
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
161.18
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
253
198.43
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
997
203.68
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.664
0.664
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
84.71
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
81.31
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
78.43
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
33.71
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
205
160.78
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
111.75
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105.14
82.46
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335.8
68.6
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.71
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
2.66
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
50
39.22
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
74.97
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.41
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
186
38
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
765
765
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
15.79
15.79
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
1.97
1.97
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.06
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
11.85
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.27
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
43
8.78
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
27
21.18
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
21.45
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
6.95
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 600 PA
27
21.18
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
28.4
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
75.54
75.54

Fielding Stats for Buddy Armour and Dick Howser

Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Howser
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.11
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
1.06
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.08
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
1.01
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
4556
27
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16641
27
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1518.2
9
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5547
9
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.96
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1151
1.87
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.13
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1682
2.73
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Dick Howser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.16
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
3.28
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2933
4.76
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
3.09
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2833
4.6
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.21
94.21
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.786
2.786
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.319
4.319
Buddy Armour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.86
97.86
Dick Howser
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.82
94.82
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.12
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
0.55
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Howser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Howser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Howser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Armour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Howser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0