Dale Berra vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

Dale Berra
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop
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 Dale Berra across most offensive categories. Ryan Howard led in home run production (HR/PA+ 241 vs 91), walk rate (BB%+ 138 vs 85), and slugging (SLG+ 135 vs 92). Dale Berra held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 91 vs 62). Ryan Howard was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dale Berra and Ryan Howard

Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
853
180.53
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
2835
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2553
540.32
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
603
127.62
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1475
135.53
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
436
92.28
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
109
23.07
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.93
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
49
10.37
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
167
35.34
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
271.04
57.36
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
877
185.61
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
825
174.6
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
236
49.95
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
278
58.84
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
465
98.41
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
268.61
56.85
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.54
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
210
44.44
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
57
12.06
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Dale Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
89.31
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Dale Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.72
6.72
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Dale Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Dale Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
6.98
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.71
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
5.05
Dale Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
11.43
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
10.66
Dale Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
6.77
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Dale Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.6
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Dale Berra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
10.37
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Dale Berra
Career
Per 600 PA
65.31
65.31
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Dale Berra and Ryan Howard

Dale Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dale Berra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
863
1.17
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Dale Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
728
0.98
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Dale Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
19989
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Dale Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
6663
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Dale Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1054
1.42
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Dale Berra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2170
2.93
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Dale Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.2
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Dale Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
3372
4.55
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Dale Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
3224
4.35
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Dale Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.61
95.61
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Dale Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.736
3.736
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Dale Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.36
84.36
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Dale Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
0.47
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Dale Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Berra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0