Del Howard vs. Buck Martinez — Career Comparison

Del Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Buck Martinez
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Del Howard and Buck Martinez are closely matched on the surface stats. Del Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.644 vs .628) and on-base percentage (.318 vs .285). Buck Martinez had the advantage in slugging (.343 vs .326). 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 Buck Martinez

Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
536
158.03
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1049
204.88
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2035
600
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3072
600
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1833
540.44
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2743
535.74
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
482
142.11
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
120.7
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
117.94
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
422
82.42
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
54
15.92
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
25
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.49
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.95
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.77
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
11.33
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
82
24.18
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
38.28
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211.61
62.39
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273.96
53.51
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
598
176.31
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
940
183.59
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
629
185.45
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
856
167.19
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
58.67
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
47.85
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
193
56.9
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
62.7
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
386
113.81
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
508
99.22
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
239.86
70.72
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
276.36
53.98
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.61
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.56
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
111
32.73
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
44.92
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.98
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
46.88
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
419
81.84
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.8
12.8
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
7.33
7.33
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
16.22
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
10.94
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
6.84
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
59
11.52
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.98
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
1.95
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.93
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Del Howard and Buck Martinez

Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
499
1.05
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
1.24
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
1.01
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
846
1.04
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12795
27
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22053
27
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4265
9
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7351
9
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2349
4.96
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4040
4.95
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.64
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
0.49
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.2
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.09
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2750
5.8
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4507
5.52
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2654
5.6
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4437
5.43
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.51
96.51
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.45
98.45
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.319
5.319
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.393
4.393
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.76
83.76
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.27
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.07
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.06
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
0.57
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.32

Pitching Stats for Del Howard and Buck Martinez

Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
33
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
10.5
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
30
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
36
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
33
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45