Phil Garner vs. Lefty Houtz — Career Comparison

Phil Garner
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Lefty Houtz
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Phil Garner and Lefty Houtz are closely matched on the surface stats. Phil Garner posted stronger numbers in slugging (.389 vs .353) and batting average (.260 vs .235). Lefty Houtz had the advantage in OPS (.734 vs .719). By the career numbers, Phil Garner had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Phil Garner and Lefty Houtz

Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1860
162.68
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
142.86
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6860
600
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6136
536.68
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
17
485.71
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Lefty Houtz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.797
0.797
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1594
139.42
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1104
96.56
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
26.15
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
7.17
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
9.53
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
42.86
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
799.18
69.9
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.05
87.28
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2384
208.51
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2192
191.72
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
228.57
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Lefty Houtz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Lefty Houtz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Lefty Houtz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.671
0.671
Lefty Houtz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.846
0.846
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
780
68.22
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
738
64.55
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1409
123.24
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
810.47
70.89
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
89.84
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
2.97
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
49.33
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
6.47
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
842
73.64
Lefty Houtz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
8.15
8.15
Lefty Houtz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.5
10.5
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Lefty Houtz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
5.86
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.16
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
131
11.46
Lefty Houtz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
19.68
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
9.18
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
28.86
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
68.18
68.18
Lefty Houtz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Phil Garner and Lefty Houtz

Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1856
1.12
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.8
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1653
1
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44662
27
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
27
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14887.1
9
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
9
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2746
1.66
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.73
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4356
2.63
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.64
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.16
Lefty Houtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7361
4.45
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.38
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7102
4.29
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.38
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.48
96.48
Lefty Houtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.827
3.827
Lefty Houtz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.06
89.06
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
0.45
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Houtz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0