Bob Geren vs. Dixie Howell — Career Comparison

Bob Geren
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCatcher
Dixie Howell
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Bob Geren and Dixie Howell are closely matched on the surface stats. Dixie Howell posted stronger numbers in OPS (.652 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.315 vs .287). Bob Geren had the advantage in slugging (.349 vs .337). By the career numbers, Dixie Howell had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Geren and Dixie Howell

Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PAverified
307
218.76
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
340
201.38
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
842
600
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1013
600
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PAverified
765
545.13
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
910
538.99
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
178
126.84
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
132.68
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
134
95.49
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
100.1
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
21
14.96
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
23.1
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.37
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
15.68
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
12
7.11
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
44
31.35
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
32.58
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
74.43
53.04
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.78
57.32
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267
190.26
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
181.84
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
233
166.03
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
186.57
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.632
0.632
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
62
44.18
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
58.05
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
76
54.16
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
55.08
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
116
82.66
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
106.02
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
74.45
53.05
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104.2
61.72
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.28
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.37
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
49
34.92
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
51.53
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.56
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.59
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
179
127.55
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
82.92
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
4.7
4.7
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.24
7.24
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
13.54
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.92
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.14
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.18
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
26
18.53
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.85
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.18
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.78
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Bob Geren and Dixie Howell

Bob Geren
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bob Geren
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
1.3
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
22.79
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.99
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6046
27
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2015.1
9
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1320
5.89
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1189
84.93
Bob Geren
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.58
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
9.5
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.57
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1461
6.52
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1344
96
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
6.47
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
94.43
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.18
99.18
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.36
98.36
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.979
4.979
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.144
4.144
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.29
76.29
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.86
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Bob Geren
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
0.66
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.4
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07