Bert Haas vs. Howie Shanks — Career Comparison

Bert Haas
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Howie Shanks
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Bert Haas and Howie Shanks 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+ 96 for Bert Haas, 96 for Howie Shanks), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 95 vs 98). The overall lean goes to Bert Haas, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Bert Haas and Howie Shanks

Bert Haas
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bert Haas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
721
161.78
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1665
155.75
Bert Haas
Career
Per 600 PA
2674
600
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6414
600
Bert Haas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2440
547.49
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5699
533.12
Bert Haas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bert Haas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Bert Haas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
644
144.5
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1440
134.71
Bert Haas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
497
111.52
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1108
103.65
Bert Haas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
20.87
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
19.74
Bert Haas
Career
Per 600 PA
32
7.18
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
8.98
Bert Haas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
4.94
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
2.34
Bert Haas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
32.98
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332
31.06
Bert Haas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bert Haas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Bert Haas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Bert Haas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287.71
64.56
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
628.61
58.8
Bert Haas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
867
194.54
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1918
179.42
Bert Haas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
855
191.85
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1892
176.99
Bert Haas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bert Haas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Bert Haas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Bert Haas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Bert Haas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Bert Haas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.589
0.589
Bert Haas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Bert Haas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
59.01
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
604
56.5
Bert Haas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
59.01
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
620
58
Bert Haas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
504
113.09
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
112.16
Bert Haas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
315.97
70.9
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694.24
64.94
Bert Haas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.57
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.46
Bert Haas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
45.77
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
415
38.82
Bert Haas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Haas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
42.18
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
507
47.43
Bert Haas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.22
14.22
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
12.65
12.65
Bert Haas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
1.09
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
0.82
Bert Haas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.16
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
24.6
Bert Haas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Haas
Career
Per 600 PA
48
10.77
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bert Haas
Career
Per 600 PA
51
11.44
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
17.31
Bert Haas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.58
Bert Haas
Career
Per 600 PA
51
11.44
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
24.88
Bert Haas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
69.55
69.55

Fielding Stats for Bert Haas and Howie Shanks

Bert Haas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Bert Haas
Career
Per 9 Innings
649
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1606
Bert Haas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Haas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Haas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Haas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3296
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3140
Bert Haas
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2122
Bert Haas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
Bert Haas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4030
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5538
Bert Haas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3930
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5262
Bert Haas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.52
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
Bert Haas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6.056
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.277
Bert Haas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Haas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
Bert Haas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Haas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Haas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Haas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0