Chris Davis vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

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Chris Davis and Ryan Howard are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 106 for Chris Davis, 111 for Ryan Howard), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 131 vs 135). The overall lean goes to Ryan Howard, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Chris Davis and Ryan Howard

Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1417
151.01
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
5630
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4978
530.52
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.783
0.783
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1160
123.62
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1475
135.53
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
632
67.35
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
795
73.05
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
228
24.3
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.53
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.93
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
295
31.44
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
528
56.27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
767.7
81.82
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2283
243.3
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1773
188.95
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.774
0.774
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
707
75.35
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
780
83.13
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1192
127.03
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
726.74
77.45
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
6.18
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
5.42
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
555
59.15
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
50
5.33
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1852
197.37
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1843
169.34
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.04
3.04
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Chris Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.11
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
38
4.05
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Chris Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
6.61
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Chris Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
2.02
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Chris Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.17
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Chris Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
3.2
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Chris Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
63.33
63.33
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Chris Davis and Ryan Howard

Chris Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Chris Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1317
1.08
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Chris Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1244
1.02
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Chris Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33067
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Chris Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11022.1
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Chris Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9394
7.67
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Chris Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
0.56
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
0.58
Chris Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.06
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.08
Chris Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10154
8.29
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Chris Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10082
8.23
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Chris Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.11
99.11
Chris Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.655
7.655
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Chris Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.46
94.46
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Chris Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
0.83
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1106
0.77
Chris Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0