Howdy Caton vs. Lou Criger — Career Comparison

Howdy Caton
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop
Lou Criger
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

Howdy Caton and Lou Criger are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 95 for Howdy Caton, 93 for Lou Criger), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 84 vs 87). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Howdy Caton and Lou Criger

Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
231
150.33
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1012
167.78
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
922
600
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3619
600
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
814
529.72
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3202
530.86
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Lou Criger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Lou Criger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
119.74
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
117.55
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
97.61
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
93.17
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
18
11.71
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
14.26
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.41
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
8.29
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.82
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
34
22.13
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
24.37
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
77.82
50.64
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309.82
51.36
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
234
152.28
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
928
153.85
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
176.36
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1041
172.59
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Lou Criger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Lou Criger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Lou Criger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Lou Criger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Lou Criger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
85
55.31
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
55.87
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
53
34.49
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
56.7
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
138
89.8
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
110.75
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
87.16
56.72
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342.71
56.82
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.6
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.81
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
54.01
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
51.23
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Criger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
33.84
Lou Criger
Career
Per 600 PA
225
37.3
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.73
17.73
Lou Criger
Career
Per 600 PA
16.08
16.08
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
1.6
Lou Criger
Career
Per 600 PA
1.37
1.37
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
21
13.67
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
14.09
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Criger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Criger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
11.71
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
9.62
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.86
Lou Criger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
17.57
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
9.62
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Howdy Caton and Lou Criger

Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
996
1.05
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
0.48
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25665
27
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8555
9
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4456
4.69
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1348
1.42
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
Lou Criger
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.19
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1140
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5983
6.29
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1057
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5804
6.11
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.72
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.783
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.827
5.827
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.68
45.68
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.12
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lou Criger
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.13
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Criger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howdy Caton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lou Criger
Career
Per 9 Innings
990
1.04
Howdy Caton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Criger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
0.99