Ken Caminiti vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

Ken Caminiti
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueThird BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Ken Caminiti and Ryan Howard each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Ken Caminiti had the edge in contact rate (K%+ 98 vs 62), while Ryan Howard led in home run production (HR/PA+ 241 vs 180). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Ken Caminiti and Ryan Howard

Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1760
148.21
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7125
600
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6288
529.52
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.809
0.809
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1710
144
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1106
93.14
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
29.31
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
277
25.45
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.43
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.93
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
239
20.13
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
604
50.86
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
998.49
84.08
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
2809
236.55
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2466
207.66
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.794
0.794
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.766
0.766
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
894
75.28
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
983
82.78
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
1638
137.94
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
993.6
83.67
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
29
2.44
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
727
61.22
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
112
9.43
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1163
97.94
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.13
6.13
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.18
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
5.64
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
5.05
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
152
12.8
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
10.66
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
7.41
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.28
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
10.69
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 600 PA
69.29
69.29
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Ken Caminiti and Ryan Howard

Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1709
1.06
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1661
1.03
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43501
27
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14500.1
9
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1491
0.93
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Ken Caminiti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3141
1.95
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
0.16
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 9 Innings
4887
3.03
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 9 Innings
4632
2.87
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.78
94.78
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.19
97.19
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
0.19
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Caminiti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0