Ken Boyer vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

Ken Boyer
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird BasemanGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Ken Boyer holds a real edge over Ryan Howard in this comparison. Ken Boyer led in contact rate (K%+ 104 vs 62), batting average (AVG+ 115 vs 106), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 114 vs 111). Ryan Howard held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 241 vs 170). The edge belongs to Ken Boyer.

Hitting Stats for Ken Boyer and Ryan Howard

Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2034
147.61
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8268
600
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7455
541
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
0.82
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2143
155.52
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1475
107.04
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
318
23.08
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
4.93
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
282
20.46
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
668
48.48
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1180.52
85.67
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3443
249.85
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2876
208.71
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1104
80.12
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1141
82.8
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1963
142.45
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1213.44
88.06
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.45
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
713
51.74
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
97
7.04
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1017
73.8
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.13
8.13
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
1.23
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
4.57
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
185
13.43
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
10.66
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
7.62
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
5.59
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
13.21
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
57.69
57.69
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Ken Boyer and Ryan Howard

Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1992
1.06
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1910
1.02
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50711
27
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16903.2
9
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2376
1.27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Ken Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3737
1.99
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
0.15
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6387
3.4
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6113
3.25
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.71
95.71
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.069
3.069
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.88
95.88
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
0.22
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0