Joe Gates vs. Del Howard — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Del Howard posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Gates. Del Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.644 vs .523) and on-base percentage (.318 vs .298). By the career numbers, Del Howard had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Gates and Del Howard

Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
300
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
536
158.03
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2035
600
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
40
500
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1833
540.44
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.594
0.594
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
142.11
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
6
75
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
117.94
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
15.92
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
6.49
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.77
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
24.18
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
3.11
38.92
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211.61
62.39
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
9
112.5
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
598
176.31
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
14
175
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
629
185.45
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.523
0.523
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
137.5
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
58.67
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
56.9
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
162.5
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
386
113.81
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
40.3
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239.86
70.72
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
10.61
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
75
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
32.73
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
112.5
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
46.88
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.8
12.8
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
16.22
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
19.75
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
19.75
Joe Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Joe Gates and Del Howard

Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.35
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
1.05
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.96
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1.01
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
27
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12795
27
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4265
9
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.67
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2349
4.96
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.42
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
0.64
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.2
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
5.26
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2750
5.8
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
5.1
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2654
5.6
Joe Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.51
96.51
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.765
3.765
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.319
5.319
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.59
70.59
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.56
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.27
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0