Gary Brown vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

Gary Brown
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Gary Brown and Ryan Howard are closely matched on the surface stats. Ryan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.874 vs .857) and slugging (.515 vs .429). Gary Brown had the advantage in on-base percentage (.429 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 Gary Brown and Ryan Howard

Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Gary Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.857
0.857
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.93
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.19
102.24
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1042.99
95.83
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Gary Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.857
0.857
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Gary Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Gary Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1660
152.53
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
126.73
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
989.14
90.89
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Gary Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Gary Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.1
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.46
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
1.56
Gary Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Gary Brown and Ryan Howard

Gary Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Gary Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.57
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Gary Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Gary Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Gary Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Gary Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Gary Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
0.58
Gary Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.08
Gary Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Gary Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Gary Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.11
99.11
Gary Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Gary Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Gary Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Gary Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0