Del Howard vs. Junior Kennedy — Career Comparison

Del Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Junior Kennedy
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Del Howard and Junior Kennedy are closely matched on the surface stats. Del Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.644 vs .629) and slugging (.326 vs .299). Junior Kennedy had the advantage in on-base percentage (.330 vs .318). 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 Del Howard and Junior Kennedy

Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Junior Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
536
158.03
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
447
225
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2035
600
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1192
600
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1833
540.44
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1041
523.99
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.659
0.659
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
142.11
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
258
129.87
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
117.94
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
219
110.23
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
15.92
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
29
14.6
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.49
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.02
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.77
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.01
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
24.18
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
39
19.63
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Junior Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Junior Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211.61
62.39
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
103.65
52.17
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
598
176.31
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
311
156.54
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
629
185.45
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
383
192.79
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Junior Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.623
0.623
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.548
0.548
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
58.67
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
114
57.38
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
56.9
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
95
47.82
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
386
113.81
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
205
103.19
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239.86
70.72
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
117.46
59.12
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.61
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
111
32.73
Junior Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
62.42
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.03
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
46.88
Junior Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
71.48
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.8
12.8
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
8.39
8.39
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Junior Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
16.22
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.04
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.05
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
25
12.58
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.04
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Junior Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.53
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
21
10.57
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
57.14
57.14

Fielding Stats for Del Howard and Junior Kennedy

Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Junior Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
1.05
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.41
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1.01
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12795
27
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7804
27
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4265
9
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2601.1
9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2349
4.96
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
2.03
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
0.64
Junior Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
897
3.1
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.2
Junior Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.11
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2750
5.8
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1514
5.24
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2654
5.6
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
5.13
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.51
96.51
Junior Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.95
97.95
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.319
5.319
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.644
3.644
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.64
63.64
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.27
Junior Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.55
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Junior Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0