Ron Davis vs. Ken Howell — Career Comparison

Ron Davis
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Ken Howell
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Ken Howell a clear advantage over Ron Davis across the core pitching metrics. Ken Howell led in home run suppression (HR9+ 99 vs 67), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 88), and run prevention (ERA+ 90 vs 79). Ron Davis held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 85 vs 83). Ken Howell was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ron Davis and Ken Howell

Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
3.6
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.79
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.56
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.64
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.7
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
47
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.19
44.19
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.04
22.04
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.57
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.45
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
4.05
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.95
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
8.86
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
7.84
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.99
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
3.62
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
4.04
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.68
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.45
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
597
7.2
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
8.06
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.201
1.201
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.47
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.62
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.27
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3217
38.78
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2588
37.98
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
4.1
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.54
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
4.35
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
4.34
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.25
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.68
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.59
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2826
34.06
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2252
33.05
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Ron Davis and Ken Howell

Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
3.6
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.79
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.62
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.88
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.47
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.56
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.42
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.5
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.416
0.416
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.04
22.04
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Davis and Ken Howell

Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
48100
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
245
1065.22
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
495.65
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
39.13
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.09
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.04
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.04
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
4.28
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
52.17
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
56.52
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.04
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.04
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.09
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-64.27
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-5.1
-22.16
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.04
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
213.04
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
2.82
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
86.96
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.74
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100