Smoky Burgess vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

Smoky Burgess
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Smoky Burgess holds a real edge over Ryan Howard in this comparison. Smoky Burgess led in contact rate (K%+ 249 vs 62), batting average (AVG+ 119 vs 106), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 114 vs 111). Ryan Howard held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 241 vs 103). The edge belongs to Smoky Burgess.

Hitting Stats for Smoky Burgess and Ryan Howard

Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1691
202.39
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PA
5013
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4471
535.13
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.817
0.817
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1318
157.75
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
929
111.19
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
27.53
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
25.45
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.95
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PA
126
15.08
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PA
389
46.56
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PA
714.32
85.5
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PA
1992
238.42
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1808
216.4
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.807
0.807
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.759
0.759
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PA
485
58.05
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PA
673
80.55
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PA
1032
123.52
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PA
742.74
88.9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.56
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PA
477
57.09
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PA
80
9.58
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
32.32
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.57
18.57
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.77
1.77
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.56
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PA
39
4.67
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PA
121
14.48
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
10.66
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.56
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.68
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.23
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 600 PA
48.15
48.15
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Smoky Burgess and Ryan Howard

Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1139
1.44
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 9 Innings
808
1.02
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 9 Innings
21318
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 9 Innings
7106
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 9 Innings
5214
6.6
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
0.56
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
0.58
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.09
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 9 Innings
5726
7.25
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 9 Innings
5655
7.16
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.76
98.76
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.965
4.965
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.94
70.94
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.08
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.09
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.18
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Smoky Burgess
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
0.35
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Smoky Burgess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.2
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0