Lave Cross vs. Matt Howard — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Matt Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Lave Cross posted the stronger offensive profile against Matt Howard. Lave Cross posted stronger numbers in OPS (.711 vs .506) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .228). Matt Howard had the advantage in home run production (1 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Lave Cross had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lave Cross and Matt Howard

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
355.93
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
54
549.15
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
111.86
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
91.53
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
36.59
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198.81
73.84
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.49
35.47
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
152.54
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3148
193.9
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
132.2
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1338
82.41
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1378
84.88
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2669
164.4
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
172.88
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
32.52
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
1.91
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
466
28.7
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
81.36
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7.38
7.38
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
9.86
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Matt Howard

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.16
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.84
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4262
1.96
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.02
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.86
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9405
4.32
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
2.94
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8815
4.05
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.88
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.836
3.836
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
0.14
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0