Bobby Bonds vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

Bobby Bonds
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRight FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Bobby Bonds 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+ 111 for Bobby Bonds, 111 for Ryan Howard), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 131 vs 135). The overall lean goes to Ryan Howard, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Bobby Bonds and Ryan Howard

Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1849
137.13
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1572
144.44
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8090
600
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7043
522.35
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5707
524.38
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bobby Bonds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.855
0.855
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1886
139.88
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1186
87.96
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
22.4
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
4.89
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Bobby Bonds
Career
Per 600 PA
332
24.62
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
700
51.92
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Bobby Bonds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Bobby Bonds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bobby Bonds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1251.42
92.81
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3316
245.93
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2853
211.59
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Bobby Bonds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Bobby Bonds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.824
0.824
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Bobby Bonds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bobby Bonds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.873
0.873
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.855
0.855
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1258
93.3
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Bobby Bonds
Career
Per 600 PA
1024
75.95
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1950
144.62
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1223.54
90.74
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Bobby Bonds
Career
Per 600 PA
53
3.93
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
914
67.79
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
709
65.15
Bobby Bonds
Career
Per 600 PA
75
5.56
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1757
130.31
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
1.19
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
4.75
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
7.94
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
461
34.19
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
12.53
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
46.72
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.17
73.17
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Bobby Bonds and Ryan Howard

Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1736
1.03
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1707
1.02
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45315
27
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15105
9
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Bobby Bonds
Career
Per 9 Innings
3659
2.18
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Bobby Bonds
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.08
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
0.58
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.05
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.08
Bobby Bonds
Career
Per 9 Innings
3876
2.31
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Bobby Bonds
Career
Per 9 Innings
3787
2.26
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Bobby Bonds
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.7
97.7
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Bobby Bonds
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.182
2.182
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Bobby Bonds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.33
98.33
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.1
98.1
Bobby Bonds
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.02
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Bobby Bonds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bonds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bonds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bonds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0