Del Howard vs. Jim Keenan — Career Comparison

Del Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Jim Keenan
Pre-GenerationalConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Del Howard and Jim Keenan are closely matched on the surface stats. Jim Keenan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.657 vs .644) and slugging (.345 vs .326). Del Howard had the advantage in on-base percentage (.318 vs .312). By the career numbers, Jim Keenan 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 Jim Keenan

Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
536
158.03
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
527
152.09
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2035
600
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2079
600
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1833
540.44
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1881
542.86
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
142.11
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
451
130.16
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
117.94
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
333
96.1
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
54
15.92
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
17.32
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
22
6.49
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.39
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.77
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.35
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
82
24.18
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
34.05
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
211.61
62.39
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226.38
65.33
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
598
176.31
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
649
187.3
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
629
185.45
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
649
187.3
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
199
58.67
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
73.3
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
193
56.9
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
60.03
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
386
113.81
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440
126.98
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
239.86
70.72
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
243.15
70.17
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.61
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
21
6.06
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
111
32.73
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
51.08
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
46.88
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
179
51.66
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.8
12.8
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
11.61
11.61
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
16.22
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
41
11.83
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
41
11.83
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Del Howard and Jim Keenan

Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
499
1.05
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
1.07
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1.01
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12795
27
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13569
27
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4265
9
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4523
9
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2349
4.96
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3158
6.28
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
0.64
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
1.21
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.2
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
0.46
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2750
5.8
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3998
7.96
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2654
5.6
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3765
7.49
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.51
96.51
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.17
94.17
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.319
5.319
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.972
6.972
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.27
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.2
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
0.55
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.29
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.17

Pitching Stats for Del Howard and Jim Keenan

Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.37
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
8.05
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.05
8.05
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
33
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
36
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
10.5
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.79
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.105
1.105
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
30
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
34.11
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Jim Keenan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
33
Jim Keenan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
36