Ken Boyer vs. Ivan Howard — Career Comparison

Ken Boyer
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird BasemanGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Ivan Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Ken Boyer posted the stronger offensive profile against Ivan Howard. Ken Boyer posted stronger numbers in OPS (.818 vs .639) and on-base percentage (.356 vs .331). By the career numbers, Ken Boyer had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ken Boyer and Ivan Howard

Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2034
147.61
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
302
187.58
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8268
600
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
966
600
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7455
541
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
818
508.07
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2143
155.52
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
191
118.63
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1475
107.04
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
148
91.93
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
318
23.08
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.77
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
4.93
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.7
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282
20.46
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.24
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
48.48
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
43
26.71
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1180.52
85.67
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
99.19
61.61
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3443
249.85
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
252
156.52
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2876
208.71
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
310
192.55
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1104
80.12
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
91
56.52
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1141
82.8
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
86
53.42
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1963
142.45
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
175
108.7
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1213.44
88.06
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
104.35
64.81
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.45
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.32
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
713
51.74
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
64.6
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
7.04
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1017
73.8
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
80.12
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.13
8.13
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7.49
7.49
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.23
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
18.01
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
4.57
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
185
13.43
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
7.62
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
32.92
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
5.59
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.66
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
13.21
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
46.58
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
57.69
57.69
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.67
70.67

Fielding Stats for Ken Boyer and Ivan Howard

Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1992
1.06
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1910
1.02
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50711
27
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16903.2
9
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2376
1.27
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
929
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3737
1.99
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
0.15
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6387
3.4
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1363
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6113
3.25
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1328
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.71
95.71
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.43
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.069
3.069
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.443
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.88
95.88
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
0.22
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0