Jesse Barber vs. Elston Howard — Career Comparison

Jesse Barber
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRight Fielder
Elston Howard
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCatcherGold GloveMVPAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Jesse Barber and Elston Howard are closely matched on the surface stats. Elston Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.757 vs .729) and slugging (.427 vs .384). Jesse Barber had the advantage in on-base percentage (.345 vs .330). By the career numbers, Elston Howard had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jesse Barber and Elston Howard

Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
521
136.27
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1625
164.5
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
2294
600
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5927
600
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
2087
545.86
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5443
551
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.759
0.759
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
615
160.85
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1491
150.94
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
486
127.11
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1047
105.99
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
82
21.45
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
22.57
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
9.68
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
5.37
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.62
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
17.01
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
129
33.74
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
44.95
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293.5
76.77
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
728.7
73.77
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
801
209.5
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2324
235.26
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
775
202.7
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1894
191.73
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.664
0.664
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
367
95.99
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
635
64.28
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
232
60.68
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
775
78.45
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
154.05
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1242
125.73
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
330.59
86.47
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
752.59
76.19
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.35
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2.73
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
39.49
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
376
38.06
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
8.3
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.52
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
786
79.57
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1147
1147
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7.54
7.54
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.5
75.5
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
12.29
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
29
2.94
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
5.26
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
157
15.89
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
14.39
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.01
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.42
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
14.39
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
24
2.43
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
41.67
41.67

Fielding Stats for Jesse Barber and Elston Howard

Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
1.07
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1508
1.09
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.25
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1394
1.01
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
13706
27
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37201
27
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4568.2
9
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12400.1
9
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1584
3.12
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7596
5.51
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
0.8
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
0.39
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.23
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.05
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2106
4.15
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8208
5.96
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1991
3.92
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8137
5.91
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.54
94.54
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.396
5.396
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.84
23.84
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.44
92.44
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.15
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
0.12
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.05
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.18
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
0.21
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.16