Ryan Christenson vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

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When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ryan Howard comes out clearly ahead of Ryan Christenson across most offensive categories. Ryan Howard led in home run production (HR/PA+ 241 vs 42), slugging (SLG+ 135 vs 77), and walk rate (BB%+ 138 vs 112). Ryan Christenson held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 76 vs 62). Ryan Howard was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ryan Christenson and Ryan Howard

Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
452
235.01
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
1154
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
998
518.89
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5707
524.38
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
222
115.42
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1475
135.53
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
79.55
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
48
24.96
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.6
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
8.32
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
69
35.88
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
106.4
55.32
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
328
170.54
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
342
177.82
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.632
0.632
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
82.67
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
102
53.03
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
245
127.38
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
107.59
55.94
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.12
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
114
59.27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Ryan Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
133.1
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Ryan Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.51
4.51
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Ryan Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Ryan Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
14.04
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.68
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Ryan Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.24
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Ryan Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
8.32
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Ryan Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.8
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Ryan Christenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.12
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 600 PA
51.61
51.61
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Ryan Christenson and Ryan Howard

Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
1.48
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
0.92
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7696
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2565.1
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
766
2.69
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
0.58
Ryan Christenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.08
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
2.79
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
2.73
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.86
97.86
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.839
1.839
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.7
61.7
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Christenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0