Foster Castleman vs. Ivan Howard — Career Comparison

Foster Castleman
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Ivan Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Foster Castleman and Ivan Howard are closely matched on the surface stats. Ivan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.639 vs .596) and on-base percentage (.331 vs .255). Foster Castleman had the advantage in slugging (.341 vs .308). By the career numbers, Ivan 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 Foster Castleman and Ivan Howard

Foster Castleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
268
224.58
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
187.58
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
716
600
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
966
600
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
662
554.75
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
818
508.07
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.613
0.613
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
136
113.97
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
118.63
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
89
74.58
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
91.93
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.11
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
16.77
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.51
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.7
Foster Castleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.76
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.24
Foster Castleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
39.39
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
43
26.71
Foster Castleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Foster Castleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Foster Castleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
60.16
50.41
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.19
61.61
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
226
189.39
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
156.52
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
177
148.32
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
192.55
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Foster Castleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Foster Castleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
58
48.6
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
56.52
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
54.47
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
53.42
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
103
86.31
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
108.7
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
54.78
45.91
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104.35
64.81
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.03
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.32
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
35
29.33
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
64.6
Foster Castleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.35
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foster Castleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
82.96
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
80.12
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
7.23
7.23
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.49
7.49
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.54
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
18.01
Foster Castleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.35
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
16
13.41
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.35
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
32.92
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.84
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.66
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.19
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
46.58
Foster Castleman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.67
70.67

Fielding Stats for Foster Castleman and Ivan Howard

Foster Castleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
1.29
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Foster Castleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.98
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Foster Castleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4772
27
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Foster Castleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590.2
9
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.27
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
929
Foster Castleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
2.31
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
Foster Castleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.17
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
3.75
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1363
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
3.58
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1328
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.48
95.48
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.43
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.776
2.776
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.443
Foster Castleman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.32
76.32
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.3
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Foster Castleman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0