Steve Garvey vs. Dixie Howell — Career Comparison

Steve Garvey
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Dixie Howell
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Steve Garvey posted the stronger offensive profile against Dixie Howell. Steve Garvey posted stronger numbers in OPS (.783 vs .652) and on-base percentage (.337 vs .315). By the career numbers, Steve Garvey had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Steve Garvey and Dixie Howell

Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2332
147.81
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
340
201.38
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9466
600
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1013
600
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8835
560
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
910
538.99
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2599
164.74
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
224
132.68
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1844
116.88
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
169
100.1
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440
27.89
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
39
23.1
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
2.73
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.37
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
17.24
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
12
7.11
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
755
47.86
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
55
32.58
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1235.33
78.3
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
96.78
57.32
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3941
249.8
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
307
181.84
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3107
196.94
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
315
186.57
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.564
0.564
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1143
72.45
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
98
58.05
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1308
82.91
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
93
55.08
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2179
138.12
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
179
106.02
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1293.03
81.96
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
104.2
61.72
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
1.84
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.37
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
479
30.36
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
51.53
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
7.16
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.59
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1003
63.57
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
82.92
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.44
9.44
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
7.24
7.24
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
2.09
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.92
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
5.7
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.18
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
251
15.91
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.85
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
5.26
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.59
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
3.93
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.18
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
9.19
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.78
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.24
57.24
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Steve Garvey and Dixie Howell

Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2261
1.05
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
22.79
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2205
1.02
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58402
27
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19467.1
9
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19004
8.79
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1189
84.93
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1434
0.66
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
9.5
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.06
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.57
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20568
9.51
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1344
96
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20438
9.45
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
94.43
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.37
99.37
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.36
98.36
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.039
9.039
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.144
4.144
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1531
0.71
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.86
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07