Tom Burns vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

Tom Burns
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueThird Baseman
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 Tom Burns. Ryan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.874 vs .670) and on-base percentage (.359 vs .305). Tom Burns had the advantage in batting average (.266 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 Tom Burns and Ryan Howard

Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
1251
144.4
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1572
144.44
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
5198
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4920
567.91
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1307
150.87
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
963
111.16
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
27.24
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
25.45
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
7.96
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
39
4.5
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
344
39.71
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
584.26
67.44
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
1798
207.54
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
1585
182.95
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.619
0.619
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
722
83.34
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
683
78.84
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1366
157.68
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1660
152.53
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
639.26
73.79
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.92
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
270
31.17
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
52.4
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.45
11.45
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
18.7
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Tom Burns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.46
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
18.7
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Tom Burns and Ryan Howard

Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
1.03
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
33216
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
11072
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1868
1.52
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Tom Burns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3157
2.57
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
0.6
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5764
4.69
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5025
4.08
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.18
87.18
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.985
3.985
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
0.22
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Burns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0