Oscar Boone vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

Oscar Boone
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueCatcher
Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Oscar Boone and Ryan Howard are closely matched on the surface stats. Ryan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.874 vs .810) and slugging (.515 vs .394). Oscar Boone had the advantage in on-base percentage (.416 vs .359). By the career numbers, Ryan Howard had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Oscar Boone and Ryan Howard

Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
164.1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
117
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
99
507.69
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5707
524.38
Oscar Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.833
0.833
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
174.36
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
153.85
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.38
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
4
20.51
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
17.64
90.46
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
39
200
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
241.03
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Oscar Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Oscar Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Oscar Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
15
76.92
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
13
66.67
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
28
143.59
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20.07
102.94
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
989.14
90.89
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
66.67
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
65.15
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Oscar Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Oscar Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58.5
58.5
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Oscar Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Oscar Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.51
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
5.05
Oscar Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.1
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.46
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
1.56
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Oscar Boone and Ryan Howard

Oscar Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.13
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.06
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
5.25
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.98
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Oscar Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
6.5
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
6.23
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Oscar Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0