Del Howard vs. Dave Malarcher — Career Comparison

Del Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Dave Malarcher
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Del Howard and Dave Malarcher are closely matched on the surface stats. Dave Malarcher posted stronger numbers in OPS (.682 vs .644) and on-base percentage (.362 vs .318). Del Howard had the advantage in home run production (6 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Dave Malarcher 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 Dave Malarcher

Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
536
158.03
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
738
144.19
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2035
600
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3071
600
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1833
540.44
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2570
502.12
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
482
142.11
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
686
134.03
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
117.94
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
581
113.51
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
15.92
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
15.63
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.49
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.52
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.77
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.37
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
24.18
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
20.51
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
211.61
62.39
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360.05
70.34
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
598
176.31
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
823
160.79
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
629
185.45
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1068
208.66
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
199
58.67
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
89.29
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
56.9
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
281
54.9
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
386
113.81
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
731
142.82
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
239.86
70.72
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401.85
78.51
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.61
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 600 PA
31
6.06
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
111
32.73
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
68.58
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.2
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
159
46.88
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
4.49
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12.8
12.8
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133.52
133.52
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.26
15.26
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
16.22
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
23.25
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
67
19.75
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
24.62
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.54
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
67
19.75
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
27.16
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 600 PA
90.65
90.65

Fielding Stats for Del Howard and Dave Malarcher

Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
499
1.05
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
1.19
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1.01
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
0.84
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12795
27
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16875
27
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4265
9
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5625
9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2349
4.96
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
799
1.28
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
0.64
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1218
1.95
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.2
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.21
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2750
5.8
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2147
3.44
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2654
5.6
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2017
3.23
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.51
96.51
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.95
93.95
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.319
5.319
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.715
2.715
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.26
70.26
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.27
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.14
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Del Howard and Dave Malarcher

Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9.9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.3
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.3
6.3
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
33
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
37.8
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
10.5
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
30
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
35.1
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Dave Malarcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
33
Dave Malarcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8