Herbert Buster vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

Herbert Buster
Greatest GenerationLouisianaNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueSecond Baseman
Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career numbers, Herbert Buster posted the stronger offensive profile against Ryan Howard. Herbert Buster posted stronger numbers in OPS (1.889 vs .874) and on-base percentage (.667 vs .359). By the career numbers, Herbert Buster had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Herbert Buster and Ryan Howard

Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1572
144.44
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.889
1.889
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.862
0.862
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
400
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
25.45
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.93
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
35.1
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
680
62.48
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
321.14
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1042.99
95.83
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
733.33
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2940
270.14
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
400
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.222
1.222
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.889
1.889
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.859
0.859
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.667
3.667
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.855
0.855
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1194
109.71
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
333.33
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1660
152.53
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.8
320.03
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
989.14
90.89
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.1
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.46
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
1.56
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Herbert Buster and Ryan Howard

Herbert Buster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.59
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.76
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
6.88
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
6.35
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Herbert Buster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.1
98.1
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herbert Buster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0