Mike Ford vs. Del Howard — Career Comparison

Mike Ford
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueDesignated Hitter
Del Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Mike Ford and Del Howard are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Ford posted stronger numbers in OPS (.703 vs .644) and slugging (.402 vs .326). Del Howard had the advantage in on-base percentage (.318 vs .301). By the career numbers, Mike Ford had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mike Ford and Del Howard

Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
252
193.6
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
536
158.03
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
781
600
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2035
600
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
687
527.78
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1833
540.44
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
141
108.32
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
142.11
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
81
62.23
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
117.94
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
16.9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
15.92
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.77
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.49
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
28.43
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.77
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
46.09
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
24.18
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90.85
69.79
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211.61
62.39
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
276
212.04
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
176.31
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
233
179
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
629
185.45
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
64.53
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
58.67
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
68.37
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
56.9
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
136
104.48
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
386
113.81
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
84.82
65.16
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239.86
70.72
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.76
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
10.61
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
59.92
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
32.73
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.3
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
203
155.95
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
46.88
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3.85
3.85
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.8
12.8
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
16.22
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.45
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Mike Ford and Del Howard

Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.26
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
1.05
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.02
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
1.01
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2306
27
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12795
27
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
768.2
9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4265
9
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
7.38
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2349
4.96
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.42
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.64
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.2
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
7.86
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2750
5.8
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
7.8
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2654
5.6
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.25
99.25
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.51
96.51
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.167
6.167
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.319
5.319
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.56
80.56
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.85
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.27
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Mike Ford and Del Howard

Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
19.8
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.8
19.8
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.68
22.68
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.8
16.8
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
21.6
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.6
21.6
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
52.2
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
33
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
19.8
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
10.5
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.8
19.8
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
48.6
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
30
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.2
52.2
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
33