Bob Cerv vs. Ivan Howard — Career Comparison

Bob Cerv
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Ivan Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Bob Cerv posted the stronger offensive profile against Ivan Howard. Bob Cerv posted stronger numbers in OPS (.826 vs .639) and on-base percentage (.345 vs .331). By the career numbers, Bob Cerv had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Cerv and Ivan Howard

Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
829
197.69
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
302
187.58
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2516
600
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
966
600
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2261
539.19
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
818
508.07
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.827
0.827
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
148.81
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
191
118.63
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
94.67
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
148
91.93
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
22.89
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.77
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
6.2
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.7
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
25.04
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.24
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
54.13
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
43
26.71
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
359.15
85.65
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
99.19
61.61
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
259.22
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
252
156.52
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
203.42
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
310
192.55
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.821
0.821
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
76.31
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
91
56.52
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
89.19
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
86
53.42
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
589
140.46
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
175
108.7
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363.64
86.72
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
104.35
64.81
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
4.05
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.32
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
50.56
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
64.6
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.53
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
392
93.48
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
80.12
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
6.42
6.42
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.49
7.49
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.43
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
18.01
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.77
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
73
17.41
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.86
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
32.92
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.38
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.66
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
22
5.25
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
46.58
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
54.55
54.55
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.67
70.67

Fielding Stats for Bob Cerv and Ivan Howard

Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
1.22
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
1.04
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13257
27
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4419
9
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
2.32
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
929
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.11
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.06
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
2.49
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1363
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1192
2.43
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1328
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.43
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.987
1.987
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.443
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.33
85.33
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.03
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0