Dave Brain vs. Ivan Howard — Career Comparison

Dave Brain
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows RightBats RightEuropeSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Ivan Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Dave Brain posted the stronger offensive profile against Ivan Howard. Dave Brain posted stronger numbers in OPS (.655 vs .639) and slugging (.363 vs .308). Ivan Howard had the advantage in on-base percentage (.331 vs .292). By the career numbers, Dave Brain had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dave Brain and Ivan Howard

Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
679
148.52
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
302
187.58
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2743
600
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
966
600
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2543
556.25
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
818
508.07
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
641
140.21
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
191
118.63
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
465
101.71
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
148
91.93
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
21.22
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.77
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
11.37
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.7
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.91
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.24
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
38.5
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
43
26.71
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288.11
63.02
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
99.19
61.61
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
923
201.9
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
252
156.52
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
786
171.93
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
310
192.55
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
55.56
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
56.52
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
66.28
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
86
53.42
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
530
115.93
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
175
108.7
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315.85
69.09
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
104.35
64.81
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.41
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.32
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
29.31
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
64.6
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
47.25
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
80.12
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.7
12.7
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7.49
7.49
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
12.03
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
18.01
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
15.97
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
32.92
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.66
Dave Brain
Career
Per 600 PA
73
15.97
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
46.58
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.67
70.67

Fielding Stats for Dave Brain and Ivan Howard

Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
1.03
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
0.83
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17496
27
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5832
9
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1126
1.74
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
929
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1604
2.48
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
0.38
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2977
4.59
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1363
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2730
4.21
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1328
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.7
91.7
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.43
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.087
4.087
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.443
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.09
80.09
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Brain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.22
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Brain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0