Ed Delahanty vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

Ed Delahanty
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameLeft Fielder
Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ed Delahanty comes out clearly ahead of Ryan Howard across most offensive categories. Ed Delahanty led in contact rate (K%+ 205 vs 62), walk rate (BB%+ 163 vs 138), and batting average (AVG+ 131 vs 106). Ed Delahanty was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ed Delahanty and Ryan Howard

Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1837
131.21
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1572
144.44
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8400
600
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7510
536.43
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.954
0.954
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.862
0.862
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2597
185.5
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1788
127.71
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
37.29
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
277
25.45
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
13.29
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
101
7.21
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
809
57.79
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1663.61
118.83
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1042.99
95.83
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3794
271
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2940
270.14
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3433
245.21
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.917
0.917
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.859
0.859
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.035
1.035
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.855
0.855
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1600
114.29
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1466
104.71
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2965
211.79
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1660
152.53
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1718.49
122.75
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
989.14
90.89
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.71
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
59
5.42
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742
53
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
439
31.36
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.13
19.13
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
1.69
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
3.86
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
32.57
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.46
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
32.57
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Ed Delahanty and Ryan Howard

Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1859
1.03
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48654
27
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16218
9
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
6076
3.37
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1053
0.58
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
0.24
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
7563
4.2
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
7129
3.96
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.26
94.26
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.835
3.835
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
0.16
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0