James Bray vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

James Bray
Lost GenerationAlabamaNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueCatcher
Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, James Bray and Ryan Howard are closely matched on the surface stats. Ryan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.874 vs .840) and slugging (.515 vs .433). James Bray had the advantage in on-base percentage (.407 vs .359). By the career numbers, Ryan Howard had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for James Bray and Ryan Howard

James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
197.22
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
216
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
180
500
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5707
524.38
James Bray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.859
0.859
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
155.56
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
116.67
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.22
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.11
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.56
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
14
38.89
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
34.31
95.31
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
78
216.67
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
230.56
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
James Bray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.834
0.834
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
James Bray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
James Bray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.855
0.855
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
21
58.33
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
27
75
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
46
127.78
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36.22
100.61
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
989.14
90.89
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.56
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
5.42
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
69.44
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
65.15
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.56
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
James Bray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
James Bray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
James Bray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.33
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.46
James Bray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.33
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
James Bray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for James Bray and Ryan Howard

James Bray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
James Bray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.14
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
James Bray
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.85
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
James Bray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1111
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
James Bray
Career
Per 9 Innings
370.1
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
James Bray
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
4.93
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
James Bray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
James Bray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
James Bray
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
6.25
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
James Bray
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
5.93
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
James Bray
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
94.94
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
James Bray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.192
5.192
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
James Bray
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.47
74.47
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
James Bray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
James Bray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Bray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Bray
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.83
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Bray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0