Buddy Bradford vs. Ivan Howard — Career Comparison

Buddy Bradford
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Ivan Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Buddy Bradford and Ivan Howard are closely matched on the surface stats. Buddy Bradford posted stronger numbers in OPS (.682 vs .639) and slugging (.364 vs .308). Ivan Howard had the advantage in on-base percentage (.331 vs .317). By the career numbers, Buddy Bradford had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Buddy Bradford and Ivan Howard

Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
228.4
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
302
187.58
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1831
600
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
966
600
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1605
525.94
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
818
508.07
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.703
0.703
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
118.95
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
191
118.63
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
82.91
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
91.93
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
16.38
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
16.77
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.62
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.7
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
17.04
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.24
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
36.05
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
43
26.71
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191.97
62.91
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
99.19
61.61
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
585
191.7
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
252
156.52
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
566
185.47
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
310
192.55
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
73.4
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
91
56.52
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
57.35
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
86
53.42
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
113.71
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
175
108.7
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186.85
61.23
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104.35
64.81
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
6.23
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.32
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
60.29
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
64.6
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.24
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
411
134.68
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
80.12
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
4.46
4.46
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.49
7.49
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.93
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
18.01
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.6
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
43
14.09
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
36
11.8
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
32.92
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
7.86
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.66
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
60
19.66
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
46.58
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.67
70.67

Fielding Stats for Buddy Bradford and Ivan Howard

Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.36
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
0.91
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11637
27
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3879
9
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
941
2.18
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
929
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.06
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.07
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
2.32
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1363
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
2.25
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1328
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.09
97.09
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.43
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.648
1.648
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.443
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0