Cecil Espy vs. Ivan Howard — Career Comparison

Cecil Espy
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Ivan Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Cecil Espy and Ivan Howard are closely matched on the surface stats. Cecil Espy posted stronger numbers in slugging (.321 vs .308) and batting average (.244 vs .233). Ivan Howard had the advantage in OPS (.639 vs .624). By the career numbers, Cecil Espy had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Cecil Espy and Ivan Howard

Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
546
236.53
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
302
187.58
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1385
600
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
966
600
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1248
540.65
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
818
508.07
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
131.7
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
191
118.63
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
103.1
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
148
91.93
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
18.63
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.77
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
6.93
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.7
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.03
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.24
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
28.59
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
43
26.71
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134.55
58.29
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99.19
61.61
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
173.29
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
252
156.52
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
178.05
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
310
192.55
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.622
0.622
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.613
0.613
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
69.31
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
91
56.52
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
46.79
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
53.42
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
261
113.07
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
175
108.7
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137.71
59.66
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104.35
64.81
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.3
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.32
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
104
45.05
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
64.6
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.17
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
277
120
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
80.12
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.49
7.49
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
20
8.66
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
18.01
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.33
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4.77
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
44.62
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
53
32.92
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
17.33
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
22
13.66
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
61.95
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
75
46.58
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.03
72.03
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.67
70.67

Fielding Stats for Cecil Espy and Ivan Howard

Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.49
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
0.89
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7906
27
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2635.1
9
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
2.45
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
929
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.6
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1363
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
742
2.53
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1328
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.63
97.63
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.43
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.702
1.702
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.443
Cecil Espy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.63
59.63
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Espy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0