Bill Bruton vs. Ivan Howard — Career Comparison

Bill Bruton
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Ivan Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Bill Bruton posted the stronger offensive profile against Ivan Howard. Bill Bruton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.724 vs .639) and slugging (.393 vs .308). By the career numbers, Bill Bruton had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Bruton and Ivan Howard

Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1610
144.87
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
302
187.58
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6668
600
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
966
600
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6056
544.93
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
818
508.07
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1651
148.56
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
191
118.63
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
109.24
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
148
91.93
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
21.69
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.77
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
9.18
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.7
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
8.46
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.24
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
39.32
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
43
26.71
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
803.91
72.34
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
99.19
61.61
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2378
213.98
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
252
156.52
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2162
194.54
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
310
192.55
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937
84.31
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
91
56.52
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
545
49.04
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
53.42
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1388
124.9
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
175
108.7
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852.5
76.71
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
104.35
64.81
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
2.61
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.32
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
482
43.37
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
64.6
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
2.88
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
793
71.36
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
80.12
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.41
8.41
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7.49
7.49
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
6.48
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
18.01
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
2.61
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
73
6.57
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
18.63
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
32.92
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
8.01
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.66
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
296
26.63
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
46.58
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
69.93
69.93
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.67
70.67

Fielding Stats for Bill Bruton and Ivan Howard

Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1561
1.19
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1301
0.99
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35473
27
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11824.1
9
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3905
2.97
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
929
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.08
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.06
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4087
3.11
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1363
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4010
3.05
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1328
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.12
98.12
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.43
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.569
2.569
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.443
Bill Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.34
83.34
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.02
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0