Brian Giles vs. Del Howard — Career Comparison

Brian Giles
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Del Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Del Howard posted the stronger offensive profile against Brian Giles. Del Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.644 vs .608) and on-base percentage (.318 vs .299). Brian Giles had the advantage in home run production (10 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Brian Giles and Del Howard

Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287
217.7
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
536
158.03
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
791
600
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2035
600
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
709
537.8
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1833
540.44
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
162
122.88
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
142.11
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
94.82
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
117.94
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
20.48
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
15.92
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.49
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.59
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.77
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
28.07
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
24.18
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
70.08
53.16
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211.61
62.39
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
219
166.12
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
598
176.31
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
234
177.5
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
629
185.45
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
74
56.13
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
58.67
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
50
37.93
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
56.9
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
114
86.47
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
386
113.81
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
71.35
54.12
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239.86
70.72
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.52
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.61
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
53.1
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
32.73
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.52
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
114.54
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
46.88
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
5.24
5.24
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.8
12.8
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.79
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
16.22
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.79
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.34
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
20.48
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
19.75
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
9.86
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.34
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
19.75
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
67.5
67.5
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Brian Giles and Del Howard

Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.33
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
1.05
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.01
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
1.01
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5767
27
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12795
27
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1922.1
9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4265
9
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
2.6
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2349
4.96
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
3.22
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
0.64
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.2
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1265
5.92
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2750
5.8
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1244
5.82
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2654
5.6
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.51
96.51
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.319
5.319
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.06
76.06
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.77
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.27
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0