Joe Craig vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

Joe Craig
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IILeft Fielder
Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Joe Craig and Ryan Howard are closely matched on the surface stats. Ryan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.874 vs .745) and slugging (.515 vs .344). Joe Craig had the advantage in on-base percentage (.401 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 Joe Craig and Ryan Howard

Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
179.06
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
191
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
157
493.19
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5707
524.38
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.775
0.775
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
141.36
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
125.65
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.28
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.28
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.14
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.71
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
24.91
78.25
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
54
169.63
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
235.6
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
106.81
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
26
81.68
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
185.34
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1660
152.53
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
28.79
90.45
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
94.24
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
65.15
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.14
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
191
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
30
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.57
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.1
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.46
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
1.56
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Joe Craig and Ryan Howard

Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.19
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.05
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.6
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
0.58
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.08
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.76
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.74
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.7
98.7
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.46
88.46
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0