Larry Bowa vs. Ben Houser — Career Comparison

Larry Bowa
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstopGold GloveAll-Star
Ben Houser
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Ben Houser posted the stronger offensive profile against Larry Bowa. Ben Houser posted stronger numbers in OPS (.711 vs .623) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .303). By the career numbers, Ben Houser had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Larry Bowa and Ben Houser

Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2247
148.11
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
187.64
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9103
600
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
518
600
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8418
554.85
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
472
546.72
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.659
0.659
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2191
144.41
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
145.95
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1815
119.63
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
91
105.41
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
17.27
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
24.32
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
6.53
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.79
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
0.99
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.42
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
376
24.78
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
40.54
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
828.13
54.58
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61.58
71.33
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2696
177.7
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
213.13
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2682
176.78
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
189.96
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.543
0.543
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
987
65.06
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
67.18
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
525
34.6
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
78.76
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1497
98.67
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
135.52
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
924.36
60.93
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66.96
77.56
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
1.12
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.16
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
31.24
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
42.86
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
2.97
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
569
37.5
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
57.92
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
10.36
10.36
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
9.95
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.27
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
2.83
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
121
7.98
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
318
20.96
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.47
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
6.92
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
27.88
Ben Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.47
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
75.18
75.18
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Larry Bowa and Ben Houser

Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2227
1.05
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.04
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2184
1.03
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.82
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57250
27
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19083.1
9
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3323
1.57
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1079
58.85
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6864
3.24
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
3
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.1
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10398
4.9
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1147
62.56
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10187
4.8
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
61.85
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.97
97.97
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.87
98.87
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.574
4.574
Ben Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.791
8.791
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.07
98.07
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1267
0.6
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.87
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0