Carl Boles vs. Bill Howerton — Career Comparison

Carl Boles
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueUnknown
Bill Howerton
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Carl Boles and Bill Howerton are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Howerton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.836 vs .750) and slugging (.472 vs .375). Carl Boles had the advantage in on-base percentage (.375 vs .364). By the career numbers, Bill Howerton had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Carl Boles and Bill Howerton

Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
456
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
198.39
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
747
600
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
576
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650
522.09
Carl Boles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
216
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
142.97
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
216
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
84.34
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
31.33
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.64
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
17.67
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
58.63
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
55.93
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
89.96
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PA
9
216
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
246.59
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PA
9
216
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
216.87
Carl Boles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Carl Boles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
76.31
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
85.14
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PA
5
120
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
143.78
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PA
3.26
78.2
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113.51
91.17
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
73.9
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Boles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
144
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
100.4
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PA
4.17
4.17
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
4.02
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Boles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
48
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
12.05
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.8
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.8
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.61
Carl Boles
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50

Fielding Stats for Carl Boles and Bill Howerton

Carl Boles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Carl Boles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
Carl Boles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Boles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
27
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Boles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
9
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Boles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
Carl Boles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Carl Boles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Carl Boles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
Carl Boles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
Carl Boles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.11
Carl Boles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.913
Carl Boles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Boles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Carl Boles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Boles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Boles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Boles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0