Phil Garner vs. Steve Hovley — Career Comparison

Phil Garner
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Steve Hovley
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Phil Garner posted the stronger offensive profile against Steve Hovley. Phil Garner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.719 vs .670) and slugging (.389 vs .330). Steve Hovley had the advantage in on-base percentage (.340 vs .330). 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 Steve Hovley

Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1860
162.68
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
436
227.08
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6860
600
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
1152
600
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6136
536.68
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
1019
530.73
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1594
139.42
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
263
136.98
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1104
96.56
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
109.9
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
26.15
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
39
20.31
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
7.17
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.6
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
9.53
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.17
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
42.86
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
52
27.08
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
799.18
69.9
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
121.59
63.33
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2384
208.51
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
336
175
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2192
191.72
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
383
199.48
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
780
68.22
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
122
63.54
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
738
64.55
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
88
45.83
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1409
123.24
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
202
105.21
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
810.47
70.89
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
131.34
68.41
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
2.97
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.08
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
49.33
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
60.42
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
6.47
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.69
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
842
73.64
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
66.67
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
8.15
8.15
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
5.86
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.69
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.16
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.08
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
131
11.46
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.77
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
19.68
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
29
15.1
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
9.18
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.25
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
28.86
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
41
21.35
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
68.18
68.18
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.73
70.73

Fielding Stats for Phil Garner and Steve Hovley

Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1856
1.12
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.37
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1653
1
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
0.84
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44662
27
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6369
27
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14887.1
9
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2123
9
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2746
1.66
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
2.26
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4356
2.63
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.16
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7361
4.45
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
564
2.39
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7102
4.29
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
2.35
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.48
96.48
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.23
98.23
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.827
3.827
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.721
1.721
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.06
89.06
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.8
61.8
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
0.45
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0