Horace Davis vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

Horace Davis
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueSecond Baseman
Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Horace Davis and Ryan Howard are closely matched on the surface stats. Horace Davis posted stronger numbers in OPS (1.250 vs .874) and slugging (1.000 vs .515). Ryan Howard had the advantage in on-base percentage (.359 vs .250). By the career numbers, Horace Davis had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Horace Davis and Ryan Howard

Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.862
0.862
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
795
73.05
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.93
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
35.1
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
680
62.48
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1042.99
95.83
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2940
270.14
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.859
0.859
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.855
0.855
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1194
109.71
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1660
152.53
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
154.74
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
989.14
90.89
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.1
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.46
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
1.56
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Horace Davis and Ryan Howard

Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.08
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.11
99.11
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.1
98.1
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0