Jim Brown vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

Jim Brown
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueCatcher
Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career numbers, Ryan Howard posted the stronger offensive profile against Jim Brown. Ryan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.874 vs .713) and on-base percentage (.359 vs .340). Jim Brown had the advantage in batting average (.275 vs .258). 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 Jim Brown and Ryan Howard

Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
705
161.64
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2617
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2312
530.07
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
635
145.59
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
477
109.36
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
104
23.84
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
8.71
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.67
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
158
36.22
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
319.24
73.19
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
863
197.86
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
863
197.86
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
369
84.6
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
368
84.37
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
721
165.3
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1660
152.53
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
350.57
80.37
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.21
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
214
49.06
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.23
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.67
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163.56
163.56
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.38
13.38
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
17.65
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.69
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
16.05
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.83
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
17.88
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.74
89.74
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Jim Brown and Ryan Howard

Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
1.3
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
1.01
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
14526
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4842
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3645
6.78
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
0.86
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Jim Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
0.2
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4216
7.84
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4106
7.63
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.39
97.39
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.874
5.874
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.97
77.97
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.18
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.04
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
0.27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0