Walter Cannady vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

Walter Cannady
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Walter Cannady and Ryan Howard are closely matched on the surface stats. Ryan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.874 vs .827) and slugging (.515 vs .455). Walter Cannady had the advantage in on-base percentage (.372 vs .359). 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 Walter Cannady and Ryan Howard

Walter Cannady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 600 PA
699
143.58
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1572
144.44
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 600 PA
2921
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2611
536.32
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Walter Cannady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.858
0.858
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
825
169.46
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
590
121.19
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
30.4
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
25.45
Walter Cannady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
9.24
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 600 PA
42
8.63
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 600 PA
235
48.27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 600 PA
461.95
94.89
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 600 PA
1189
244.23
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1056
216.91
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Walter Cannady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.827
0.827
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.847
0.847
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
490
100.65
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 600 PA
516
105.99
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
964
198.01
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1660
152.53
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
497.83
102.26
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
989.14
90.89
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.05
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 600 PA
221
45.4
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.21
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Walter Cannady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.49
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Walter Cannady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171.82
171.82
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Walter Cannady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Walter Cannady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
16.23
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Walter Cannady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Walter Cannady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
19.72
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.82
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Walter Cannady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
20.54
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Walter Cannady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
96
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Walter Cannady and Ryan Howard

Walter Cannady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
722
1.25
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.06
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 9 Innings
15625
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 9 Innings
5208.1
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 9 Innings
1775
3.07
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Walter Cannady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1461
2.52
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
0.34
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 9 Innings
3430
5.93
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 9 Innings
3236
5.59
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.34
94.34
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.482
4.482
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.32
85.32
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
0.41
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Cannady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0