Cupid Childs vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

Cupid Childs
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Cupid Childs and Ryan Howard are closely matched on the surface stats. Ryan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.874 vs .805) and slugging (.515 vs .389). Cupid Childs had the advantage in on-base percentage (.416 vs .359). By the career numbers, Ryan 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 Cupid Childs and Ryan Howard

Cupid Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
1457
129.2
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1572
144.44
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6766
600
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
5622
498.55
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5707
524.38
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.853
0.853
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1721
152.62
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1395
123.71
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
205
18.18
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
8.96
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.77
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
326
28.91
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108.99
98.34
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1042.99
95.83
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
2188
194.03
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2775
246.08
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.805
0.805
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.855
0.855
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
107.66
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
743
65.89
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1937
171.77
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1660
152.53
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1167.31
103.52
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
989.14
90.89
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
5.59
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
59
5.42
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
991
87.88
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
709
65.15
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
20.22
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.68
29.68
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.35
4.35
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
7.98
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
23.85
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.46
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
23.85
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Cupid Childs and Ryan Howard

Cupid Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1456
1.03
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38079
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
12693
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
2.74
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Cupid Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4681
3.32
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
0.46
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9196
6.52
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8549
6.06
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.96
92.96
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.872
5.872
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
0.43
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cupid Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0