Buddy Bell vs. Howdy Caton — Career Comparison

Buddy Bell
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueThird BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Howdy Caton
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Buddy Bell comes out clearly ahead of Howdy Caton across most offensive categories. Buddy Bell led in home run production (HR/PA+ 117 vs 0), slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 84), and batting average (AVG+ 115 vs 87). Howdy Caton held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 130 vs 118). Buddy Bell was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Buddy Bell and Howdy Caton

Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2405
144.17
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
150.33
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10009
600
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
922
600
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8995
539.21
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
814
529.72
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2514
150.7
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
184
119.74
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1832
109.82
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
150
97.61
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
25.48
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
18
11.71
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
3.36
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.41
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
12.05
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
682
40.88
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
34
22.13
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1213.99
72.77
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
77.82
50.64
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3654
219.04
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
234
152.28
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3388
203.1
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
271
176.36
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1151
69
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
85
55.31
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1106
66.3
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
53
34.49
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2056
123.25
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
138
89.8
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1285.83
77.08
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
87.16
56.72
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
2.28
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.6
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
50.11
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
54.01
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
5.04
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
776
46.52
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
33.84
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
12.9
12.9
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.73
17.73
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.08
1.08
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
1.6
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
3.6
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
13.67
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
4.8
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
255
15.29
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
3.3
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
11.71
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.74
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.86
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
8.03
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
17.57
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
41.04
41.04
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Buddy Bell and Howdy Caton

Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2373
1.05
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2315
1.02
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61133
27
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20377.2
9
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2196
0.97
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5009
2.21
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
0.12
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7467
3.3
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1140
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7205
3.18
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1057
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.49
96.49
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.72
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.036
3.036
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.783
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
0.2
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0