Del Howard vs. Joe Sparks — Career Comparison

Del Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Joe Sparks
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Del Howard posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Sparks. Del Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.644 vs .623) and on-base percentage (.318 vs .292). Joe Sparks had the advantage in home run production (6 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Joe Sparks

Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
536
158.03
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
174.05
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2035
600
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
393
600
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1833
540.44
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
335
511.45
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
142.11
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
66
100.76
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
117.94
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
40
61.07
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
15.92
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.85
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
6.49
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.77
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
24.18
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
39.69
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211.61
62.39
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
37.92
57.89
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
598
176.31
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
111
169.47
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
629
185.45
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
111
169.47
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.623
0.623
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.599
0.599
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
58.67
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
70.23
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
56.9
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
61.07
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
386
113.81
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
122.14
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239.86
70.72
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
38.57
58.88
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.61
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.16
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
32.73
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
59.54
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
159
46.88
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12.8
12.8
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.14
56.14
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.57
5.57
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
16.22
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.85
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.63
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.63
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Del Howard and Joe Sparks

Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
1.05
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.21
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
1.01
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.07
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12795
27
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2548
27
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4265
9
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
849.1
9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2349
4.96
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
2.13
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
0.64
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
2.8
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.2
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.41
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2750
5.8
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
5.34
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2654
5.6
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
4.93
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.51
96.51
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.26
92.26
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.319
5.319
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.079
4.079
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.6
88.6
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.27
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.28
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Del Howard and Joe Sparks

Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
16.88
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.88
16.88
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.25
17.25
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.467
0.467
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
23.63
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.63
23.63
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
6.75
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
13.5
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.5
13.5
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
33
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
60.75
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
10.5
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
20.25
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.375
3.375
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
30
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
50.63
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Sparks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
0.636
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
33
Joe Sparks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.75
60.75