Troy Glaus vs. Elston Howard — Career Comparison

Troy Glaus
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAnaheim AngelsAmerican LeagueThird BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star
Elston Howard
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCatcherGold GloveMVPAll-Star

Troy Glaus and Elston Howard are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 109 for Troy Glaus, 107 for Elston Howard), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 122 vs 125). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Troy Glaus and Elston Howard

Troy Glaus
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Troy Glaus
Career
Per 600 PA
1537
145.11
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1625
164.5
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6355
600
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5927
600
Troy Glaus
Career
Per 600 PA
5410
510.78
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5443
551
Troy Glaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.759
0.759
Troy Glaus
Career
Per 600 PA
1375
129.82
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1491
150.94
Troy Glaus
Career
Per 600 PA
752
71
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1047
105.99
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
27.66
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
223
22.57
Troy Glaus
Career
Per 600 PA
10
0.94
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.37
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
30.21
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
168
17.01
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
623
58.82
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
444
44.95
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
977.94
92.33
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
728.7
73.77
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2648
250.01
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2324
235.26
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2275
214.79
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1894
191.73
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.848
0.848
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.748
0.748
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.858
0.858
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.664
0.664
Troy Glaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
889
83.93
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
635
64.28
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
950
89.69
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
775
78.45
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1519
143.41
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1242
125.73
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948.29
89.53
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
752.59
76.19
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
4.34
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
27
2.73
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
854
80.63
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
376
38.06
Troy Glaus
Career
Per 600 PA
40
3.78
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
8.3
Troy Glaus
Career
Per 600 PA
1377
130.01
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
786
79.57
Troy Glaus
Career
Per 600 PA
4.62
4.62
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.54
7.54
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Troy Glaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
2.94
Troy Glaus
Career
Per 600 PA
45
4.25
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
5.26
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
13.03
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
157
15.89
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.29
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.01
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
2.74
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.42
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
8.03
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
24
2.43
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.88
65.88
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
41.67
41.67

Fielding Stats for Troy Glaus and Elston Howard

Troy Glaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Troy Glaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1475
1.07
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1508
1.09
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1426
1.03
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1394
1.01
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37325
27
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37201
27
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12441.2
9
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12400.1
9
Troy Glaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1922
1.39
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7596
5.51
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2577
1.86
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
0.39
Troy Glaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.13
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.05
Troy Glaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4679
3.38
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8208
5.96
Troy Glaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4499
3.25
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8137
5.91
Troy Glaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Troy Glaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.396
5.396
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.68
96.68
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.44
92.44
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
0.26
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.12
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.05
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.18
Troy Glaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
0.21
Troy Glaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.16