Ossie Chavarria vs. Matt Howard — Career Comparison

Ossie Chavarria
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Matt Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ossie Chavarria and Matt Howard are closely matched on the surface stats. Ossie Chavarria posted stronger numbers in OPS (.565 vs .506) and on-base percentage (.285 vs .228). Matt Howard had the advantage in home run production (1 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Ossie Chavarria had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ossie Chavarria and Matt Howard

Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
266.67
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
355.93
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
600
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
537.63
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
549.15
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
111.83
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
111.86
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
81.72
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.81
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.3
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.11
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.77
44.67
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.49
35.47
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
150.54
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
152.54
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
167.74
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
132.2
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
60.22
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
30.11
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
86.02
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
172.88
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.42
43.91
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
32.52
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
53.76
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.15
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
59
126.88
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
81.36
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
4.73
4.73
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.38
7.38
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
6.45
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.75
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.6
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.3
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.9
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ossie Chavarria and Matt Howard

Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
1.6
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.16
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.95
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.84
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1771
27
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
27
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590.1
9
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
9
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
2.06
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.02
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.89
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.86
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.14
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.09
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
2.94
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
3.95
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.88
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.64
96.64
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.467
2.467
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.05
59.05
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Ossie Chavarria
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.49
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ossie Chavarria
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0