Miguel Cabrera vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

Miguel Cabrera
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Miguel Cabrera comes out clearly ahead of Ryan Howard across most offensive categories. Miguel Cabrera led in contact rate (K%+ 131 vs 62), walk rate (BB%+ 168 vs 138), and batting average (AVG+ 131 vs 106). Ryan Howard held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 241 vs 197). Miguel Cabrera was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Miguel Cabrera and Ryan Howard

Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2797
142.27
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1572
144.44
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11796
600
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10356
526.75
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.903
0.903
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.862
0.862
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3174
161.44
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2019
102.7
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
627
31.89
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
277
25.45
Miguel Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
17
0.86
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.93
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
511
25.99
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1155
58.75
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Miguel Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Miguel Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Miguel Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1993.81
101.41
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1042.99
95.83
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5368
273.04
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2940
270.14
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4506
229.2
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.901
0.901
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.859
0.859
Miguel Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.891
0.891
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.855
0.855
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1551
78.89
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1881
95.68
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2921
148.58
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1980.12
100.72
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
989.14
90.89
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
3.76
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1258
63.99
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
12.11
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Miguel Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2105
107.07
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.6
5.6
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.25
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
5.24
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
5.05
Miguel Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
364
18.51
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
10.66
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
2.03
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.07
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
3.1
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Miguel Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
65.57
65.57
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Miguel Cabrera and Ryan Howard

Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
1.06
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
1.05
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57142
27
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19047.1
9
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Miguel Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10449
4.94
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1884
0.89
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Miguel Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.07
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.08
Miguel Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12486
5.9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Miguel Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12333
5.83
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Miguel Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.77
98.77
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Miguel Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.506
5.506
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.1
98.1
Miguel Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1113
0.53
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Miguel Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Miguel Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Miguel Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Miguel Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0