Wally Berger vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

Wally Berger
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star
Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Wally Berger and Ryan Howard are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 107 for Wally Berger, 111 for Ryan Howard), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 136 vs 135). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Wally Berger and Ryan Howard

Wally Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Wally Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
1350
143.03
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1572
144.44
Wally Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
5663
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Wally Berger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5163
547.02
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Wally Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Wally Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.884
0.884
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.862
0.862
Wally Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1550
164.22
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Wally Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
950
100.65
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Wally Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
31.68
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
277
25.45
Wally Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.25
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Wally Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
242
25.64
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Wally Berger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
600
63.57
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
680
62.48
Wally Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Wally Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Wally Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Wally Berger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
934.95
99.06
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1042.99
95.83
Wally Berger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2693
285.33
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2940
270.14
Wally Berger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2023
214.34
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Wally Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Wally Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Wally Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.881
0.881
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.859
0.859
Wally Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Wally Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Wally Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.855
0.855
Wally Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Wally Berger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
809
85.71
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Wally Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
898
95.14
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Wally Berger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1465
155.22
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1660
152.53
Wally Berger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
973.84
103.18
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
989.14
90.89
Wally Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
38
4.03
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Wally Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
435
46.09
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Wally Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Wally Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694
73.53
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Wally Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.16
8.16
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Wally Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Wally Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2.86
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Wally Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
7.31
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Wally Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
3.81
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Wally Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.46
Wally Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
3.81
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Wally Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Wally Berger and Ryan Howard

Wally Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Wally Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1309
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1477
1.03
Wally Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Wally Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38540
27
Wally Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12846.2
9
Wally Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3430
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Wally Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
0.58
Wally Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.08
Wally Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3612
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Wally Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3521
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Wally Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.48
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Wally Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Wally Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Wally Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Wally Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0