Del Howard vs. Lon Knight — Career Comparison

Del Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Lon Knight
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Del Howard posted the stronger offensive profile against Lon Knight. Del Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.644 vs .593) and on-base percentage (.318 vs .274). 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 Lon Knight

Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
536
158.03
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
545
136.99
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2035
600
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2387
600
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1833
540.44
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2288
575.12
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
482
142.11
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
139.51
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
117.94
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
422
106.07
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
54
15.92
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
23.38
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
22
6.49
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
9.3
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.77
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.75
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
82
24.18
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
33.43
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211.61
62.39
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
201.9
50.75
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
598
176.31
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
731
183.75
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
629
185.45
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
654
164.39
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.594
0.594
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
199
58.67
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
391
98.28
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
56.9
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
49.77
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
386
113.81
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
586
147.3
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239.86
70.72
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
227.22
57.12
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.61
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.5
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
32.73
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
97
24.38
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
159
46.88
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
17.85
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12.8
12.8
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.62
33.62
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
1.37
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
16.22
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.5
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.5
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Del Howard and Lon Knight

Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
1.05
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
560
1.04
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1.01
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12795
27
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14583
27
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4265
9
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4861
9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2349
4.96
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
1.56
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.64
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.44
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.2
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.29
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2750
5.8
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1236
2.29
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2654
5.6
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1082
2
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.51
96.51
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.54
87.54
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.319
5.319
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.932
1.932
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.27
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.07
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Del Howard and Lon Knight

Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.11
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.87
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
2.77
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1236
27
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
529
11.56
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.56
11.56
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.22
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.68
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.79
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
33
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1893
41.35
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
10.5
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
8.41
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
30
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
40.11
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
33
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.35
41.35