Virgil Davis vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

Virgil Davis
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher
Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Virgil Davis holds a real edge over Ryan Howard in this comparison. Virgil Davis led in contact rate (K%+ 117 vs 62), batting average (AVG+ 117 vs 106), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 115 vs 111). Ryan Howard held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 241 vs 143). The edge belongs to Virgil Davis.

Hitting Stats for Virgil Davis and Ryan Howard

Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1458
185.61
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4713
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4255
541.69
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.808
0.808
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1312
167.03
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
969
123.36
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
244
31.06
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
25.45
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.8
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
77
9.8
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
343
43.67
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
655.01
83.39
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1831
233.1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1720
218.97
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.799
0.799
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
388
49.4
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
647
82.37
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
958
121.96
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
711.98
90.64
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.8
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
386
49.14
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
41.5
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.46
14.46
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
1.18
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
6.37
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
12.73
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
10.66
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.76
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.1
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.46
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.76
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
1.56
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Virgil Davis and Ryan Howard

Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1477
1.03
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38540
27
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12846.2
9
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4423
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
0.58
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.08
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5195
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5111
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.38
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.965
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0