Eric Davis vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

Eric Davis
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Eric 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+ 115 for Eric Davis, 111 for Ryan Howard), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 136 vs 135). The overall lean goes to Eric Davis, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Eric Davis and Ryan Howard

Eric Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Eric Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1626
158.71
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Eric Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6147
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Eric Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
5321
519.38
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5707
524.38
Eric Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Eric Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.878
0.878
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.862
0.862
Eric Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1430
139.58
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Eric Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
883
86.19
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Eric Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
239
23.33
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Eric Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
2.54
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Eric Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
282
27.53
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Eric Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
547
53.39
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Eric Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Eric Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Eric Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Eric Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
991.56
96.78
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1042.99
95.83
Eric Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2567
250.56
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Eric Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2203
215.03
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Eric Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Eric Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Eric Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.841
0.841
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Eric Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Eric Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Eric Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.907
0.907
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.855
0.855
Eric Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Eric Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
938
91.56
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Eric Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
934
91.17
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Eric Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1590
155.2
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1660
152.53
Eric Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
966.16
94.31
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
989.14
90.89
Eric Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3.22
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Eric Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
740
72.23
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
709
65.15
Eric Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
59
5.76
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Eric Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1398
136.46
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Eric Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
4.4
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Eric Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Eric Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.29
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
50
4.88
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Eric Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
10.93
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
10.66
Eric Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
34.07
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Eric Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
6.44
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Eric Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
415
40.51
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Eric Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84.1
84.1
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Eric Davis and Ryan Howard

Eric Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Eric Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
1.11
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Eric Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1331
1.03
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Eric Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34831
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Eric Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11610.1
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Eric Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3104
2.41
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Eric Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.05
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
0.58
Eric Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.04
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.08
Eric Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3214
2.49
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Eric Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3164
2.45
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Eric Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.44
98.44
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Eric Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Eric Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.95
92.95
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Eric Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.01
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Eric Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0