Tom Carey vs. Ivan Howard — Career Comparison

Tom Carey
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Ivan Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Tom Carey and Ivan Howard are closely matched on the surface stats. Tom Carey posted stronger numbers in OPS (.655 vs .639) and slugging (.348 vs .308). Ivan Howard had the advantage in on-base percentage (.331 vs .308). By the career numbers, Tom Carey 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 Carey and Ivan Howard

Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
173.88
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
302
187.58
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1608
600
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
966
600
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1521
567.54
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
818
508.07
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418
155.97
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
191
118.63
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
120.9
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
148
91.93
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
29.48
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.77
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.85
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.7
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.75
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.24
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
35.07
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
43
26.71
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159.17
59.39
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99.19
61.61
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
197.39
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
252
156.52
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
182.84
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
310
192.55
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.541
0.541
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
63.06
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
91
56.52
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
62.31
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
86
53.42
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
124.63
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
175
108.7
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181.59
67.76
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
104.35
64.81
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.24
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.32
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
66
24.63
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
64.6
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
27.24
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
129
80.12
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.03
22.03
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7.49
7.49
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
15
5.6
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
18.01
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.99
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.12
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
32.92
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.87
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.66
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.99
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
46.58
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.67
70.67

Fielding Stats for Tom Carey and Ivan Howard

Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
926
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
929
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1271
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2261
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1363
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2197
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1328
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.17
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.43
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.086
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.443
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0