Del Howard vs. Brian Hunter — Career Comparison

Del Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Brian Hunter
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Del Howard and Brian Hunter are closely matched on the surface stats. Brian Hunter posted stronger numbers in OPS (.733 vs .644) and slugging (.430 vs .326). Del Howard had the advantage in on-base percentage (.318 vs .302). By the career numbers, Brian Hunter had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Del Howard and Brian Hunter

Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
536
158.03
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
240.76
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2035
600
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1742
600
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1833
540.44
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1555
535.59
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
142.11
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
364
125.37
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
117.94
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
200
68.89
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
54
15.92
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
31
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.49
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.41
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.77
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
23.08
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
82
24.18
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
56.49
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211.61
62.39
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206.89
71.26
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
598
176.31
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
669
230.42
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
629
185.45
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
516
177.73
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
58.67
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
64.41
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
193
56.9
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
89.21
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
386
113.81
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
130.54
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239.86
70.72
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
197.9
68.16
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.61
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
11
3.79
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
111
32.73
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
48.56
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.79
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
46.88
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
335
115.38
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.8
12.8
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
5.2
5.2
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
16.22
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.44
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
8.61
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
32
11.02
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.38
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.1
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.48
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
30.77
30.77

Fielding Stats for Del Howard and Brian Hunter

Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
499
1.05
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
1.54
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1.01
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
0.94
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12795
27
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10179
27
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4265
9
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3393
9
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2349
4.96
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2969
7.88
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.64
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
0.6
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.2
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.09
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2750
5.8
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3228
8.56
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2654
5.6
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3194
8.47
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.51
96.51
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.319
5.319
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.507
5.507
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.38
61.38
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.27
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.63
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0