Rusty Cobb vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

Rusty Cobb
Greatest GenerationTexasNorth AmericaLittle Rock GraysNegro Southern LeagueCatcher
Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Rusty Cobb and Ryan Howard are closely matched on the surface stats. Ryan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.874 vs .733) and slugging (.515 vs .333). Rusty Cobb had the advantage in on-base percentage (.400 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 Rusty Cobb and Ryan Howard

Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Rusty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.93
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1.26
75.43
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
180
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Rusty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.733
0.733
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Rusty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.59
95.41
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
989.14
90.89
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Rusty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Rusty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.1
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.46
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
1.56
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Rusty Cobb and Ryan Howard

Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.5
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.5
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
4.88
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.13
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Rusty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
6.75
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
6
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Rusty Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.1
98.1
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rusty Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0