Ken Gerhart vs. Del Howard — Career Comparison

Ken Gerhart
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Del Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ken Gerhart and Del Howard are closely matched on the surface stats. Ken Gerhart posted stronger numbers in OPS (.655 vs .644) and slugging (.384 vs .326). Del Howard had the advantage in on-base percentage (.318 vs .271). By the career numbers, Ken Gerhart had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ken Gerhart and Del Howard

Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
190.83
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
536
158.03
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
676
600
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2035
600
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
615
545.86
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1833
540.44
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.686
0.686
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
136
120.71
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
142.11
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
87
77.22
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
117.94
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
19.53
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
15.92
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.66
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.49
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
21.3
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.77
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
43.49
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
24.18
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
68.86
61.12
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211.61
62.39
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
236
209.47
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
176.31
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
181
160.65
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
629
185.45
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.599
0.599
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
63.91
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
58.67
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
64
56.8
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
56.9
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
112
99.41
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
386
113.81
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
65.81
58.41
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239.86
70.72
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.66
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.61
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
37.28
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
32.73
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
113.61
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
46.88
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
5.28
5.28
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.8
12.8
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.1
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
16.22
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.1
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
11
9.76
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
16
14.2
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.33
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
22
19.53
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 600 PA
72.73
72.73
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ken Gerhart and Del Howard

Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.22
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
1.05
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.99
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1.01
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4506
27
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12795
27
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1502
9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4265
9
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
2.4
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2349
4.96
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.64
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.2
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
2.5
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2750
5.8
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
2.43
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2654
5.6
Ken Gerhart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.36
97.36
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.51
96.51
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.319
5.319
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.88
80.88
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.27
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gerhart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0