Josh Bell vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

Josh Bell
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star
Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ryan Howard comes out clearly ahead of Josh Bell across most offensive categories. Ryan Howard led in home run production (HR/PA+ 241 vs 118), slugging (SLG+ 135 vs 110), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 111 vs 108). Josh Bell held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 123 vs 62). Ryan Howard was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Josh Bell and Ryan Howard

Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1287
149.97
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
5149
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4503
524.72
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.794
0.794
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1153
134.36
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1475
135.53
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
715
83.32
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
225
26.22
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
25.45
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
2.33
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
193
22.49
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
438
51.04
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
686.43
79.99
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1997
232.71
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1758
204.86
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
604
70.38
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
676
78.77
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1087
126.67
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
682.97
79.59
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.26
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
577
67.24
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
65.15
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3.85
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
962
112.1
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.35
5.35
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
41
4.78
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
139
16.2
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
10.66
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.47
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.1
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
1.98
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.45
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Josh Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
19.05
19.05
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Josh Bell and Ryan Howard

Josh Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Josh Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
936
1.09
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Josh Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
904
1.06
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Josh Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
23132
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Josh Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7710.2
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Josh Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6539
7.63
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Josh Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
0.66
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Josh Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.08
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.08
Josh Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7168
8.37
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Josh Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7103
8.29
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Josh Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.09
99.09
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Josh Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.589
7.589
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Josh Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.58
96.58
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Josh Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
597
0.7
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Josh Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0