Joe Hornung vs. Del Howard — Career Comparison

Joe Hornung
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Del Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Joe Hornung and Del Howard are closely matched on the surface stats. Del Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.644 vs .627) and on-base percentage (.318 vs .277). Joe Hornung had the advantage in slugging (.350 vs .326). 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 Joe Hornung and Del Howard

Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1123
137.01
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
536
158.03
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4918
600
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2035
600
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4784
583.65
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1833
540.44
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 600 PA
0.657
0.657
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1230
150.06
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
482
142.11
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
937
114.31
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
117.94
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
20.98
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
54
15.92
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
10.98
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
22
6.49
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
3.78
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.77
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
35.75
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
82
24.18
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
485.31
59.21
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211.61
62.39
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1675
204.35
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
598
176.31
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1364
166.41
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
629
185.45
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 600 PA
0.554
0.554
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
787
96.01
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
199
58.67
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564
68.81
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
193
56.9
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1320
161.04
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
386
113.81
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
541.93
66.12
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
239.86
70.72
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.71
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.61
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
14.64
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
32.73
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 600 PA
498
60.76
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
46.88
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 600 PA
9.88
9.88
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.8
12.8
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
16.22
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
19.4
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
19.4
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Joe Hornung and Del Howard

Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1131
1.03
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
1.05
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1.01
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29661
27
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12795
27
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9887
9
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4265
9
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2558
2.33
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2349
4.96
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
0.2
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.64
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
0.19
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.2
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2995
2.73
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2750
5.8
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2783
2.53
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2654
5.6
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.92
92.92
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.51
96.51
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.461
2.461
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.319
5.319
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.06
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.27
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Joe Hornung and Del Howard

Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
6
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
39
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
33
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
10.5
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
30
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Hornung
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Hornung
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
33