Bob Cerv vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

Bob Cerv
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ryan Howard comes out clearly ahead of Bob Cerv across most offensive categories. Ryan Howard led in home run production (HR/PA+ 241 vs 185), walk rate (BB%+ 138 vs 88), and slugging (SLG+ 135 vs 122). Bob Cerv held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 74 vs 62). Ryan Howard was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bob Cerv and Ryan Howard

Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PAverified
829
197.69
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
2516
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2261
539.19
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
0.827
0.827
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PAverified
624
148.81
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PAverified
397
94.67
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
96
22.89
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
6.2
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
105
25.04
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
227
54.13
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
359.15
85.65
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
1087
259.22
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
853
203.42
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
0.821
0.821
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
0.772
0.772
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
320
76.31
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
374
89.19
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
589
140.46
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
363.64
86.72
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
17
4.05
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
212
50.56
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.53
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
392
93.48
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.42
6.42
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.43
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
20
4.77
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
17.41
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
10.66
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.86
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.38
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
5.25
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 600 PA
54.55
54.55
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Bob Cerv and Ryan Howard

Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
1.22
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
1.04
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
13257
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
4419
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
1140
2.32
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.11
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
0.58
Bob Cerv
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.06
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.08
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
2.49
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
1192
2.43
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.62
97.62
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.987
1.987
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.33
85.33
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.03
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Cerv
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0