Joe Atkins vs. Bill Howerton — Career Comparison

Joe Atkins
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueThird Baseman
Bill Howerton
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Joe Atkins posted the stronger offensive profile against Bill Howerton. Joe Atkins posted stronger numbers in OPS (.926 vs .836) and on-base percentage (.417 vs .364). Bill Howerton had the advantage in home run production (22 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Joe Atkins 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 Atkins and Bill Howerton

Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
17
170
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
198.39
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
747
600
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
51
510
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650
522.09
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.925
0.925
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.841
0.841
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
160
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
142.97
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
100
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
84.34
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
31.33
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
9.64
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
17.67
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
60
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
58.63
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.49
114.89
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
89.96
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
260
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
246.59
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
250
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
216.87
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.927
0.927
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.836
0.836
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
0.82
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
110
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
76.31
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
110
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
85.14
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
210
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
143.78
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.71
117.07
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113.51
91.17
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
7
70
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
73.9
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
125
100.4
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.02
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
12.05
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.8
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.8
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.61
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50

Fielding Stats for Joe Atkins and Bill Howerton

Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.3
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.89
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
27
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
9
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.3
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.95
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.81
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
3.24
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.11
85.11
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.11
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.913
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0