Bill Dean vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

Bill Dean
UnknownPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IICatcher
Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bill Dean and Ryan Howard are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Dean posted stronger numbers in OPS (1.167 vs .874) and on-base percentage (.667 vs .359). Ryan Howard had the advantage in slugging (.515 vs .500). By the career numbers, Bill Dean had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Dean and Ryan Howard

Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5707
524.38
Bill Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bill Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.862
0.862
Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.93
Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
85.07
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Bill Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Bill Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.859
0.859
Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bill Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Bill Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.855
0.855
Bill Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1660
152.53
Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
121.94
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
989.14
90.89
Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
65.15
Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Bill Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Bill Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Bill Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.1
Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Bill Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Bill Dean and Ryan Howard

Bill Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Bill Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Bill Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Bill Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Bill Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
6.23
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Bill Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Bill Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.08
Bill Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
6.92
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Bill Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
6.92
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Bill Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.11
99.11
Bill Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.333
3.333
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Bill Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Bill Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Bill Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0