Del Howard vs. Kelly Shoppach — Career Comparison

Del Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Kelly Shoppach
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcher

Del Howard and Kelly Shoppach each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Del Howard had the edge in contact rate (K%+ 112 vs 55), while Kelly Shoppach led in home run production (HR/PA+ 163 vs 79). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Del Howard and Kelly Shoppach

Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
536
158.03
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
185.01
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2035
600
Kelly Shoppach
Career
Per 600 PA
1855
600
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1833
540.44
Kelly Shoppach
Career
Per 600 PA
1616
522.7
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Kelly Shoppach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
142.11
Kelly Shoppach
Career
Per 600 PA
361
116.77
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
117.94
Kelly Shoppach
Career
Per 600 PA
197
63.72
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
54
15.92
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
29.76
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.49
Kelly Shoppach
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.65
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.77
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
22.64
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
82
24.18
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
53.05
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
211.61
62.39
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222.7
72.03
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
598
176.31
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
667
215.74
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
629
185.45
Kelly Shoppach
Career
Per 600 PA
573
185.34
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Kelly Shoppach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.686
0.686
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
199
58.67
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
67.28
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
193
56.9
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
69.87
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
386
113.81
Kelly Shoppach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
354
114.5
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239.86
70.72
Kelly Shoppach
Career
Per 600 PA
210.81
68.19
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
36
10.61
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
18.44
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
111
32.73
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
50.13
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.26
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
46.88
Kelly Shoppach
Career
Per 600 PA
624
201.83
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.8
12.8
Kelly Shoppach
Career
Per 600 PA
2.97
2.97
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Kelly Shoppach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
16.22
Kelly Shoppach
Career
Per 600 PA
19
6.15
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.59
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Shoppach
Career
Per 600 PA
28
9.06
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Kelly Shoppach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.32
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Shoppach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Kelly Shoppach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.32
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Kelly Shoppach
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Del Howard and Kelly Shoppach

Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
499
1.05
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
1.18
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1.01
Kelly Shoppach
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
0.99
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12795
27
Kelly Shoppach
Career
Per 9 Innings
12493
27
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4265
9
Kelly Shoppach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4164.1
9
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2349
4.96
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3099
6.7
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.64
Kelly Shoppach
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
0.46
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.2
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.07
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2750
5.8
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
7.23
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2654
5.6
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3310
7.15
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.51
96.51
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.98
98.98
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.319
5.319
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.051
6.051
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Kelly Shoppach
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.73
83.73
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.27
Kelly Shoppach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Shoppach
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.07
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Shoppach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Shoppach
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
0.51
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Shoppach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.21