Elston Howard vs. Joe Rudi — Career Comparison

Elston Howard
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCatcherGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Joe Rudi
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueLeft FielderGold GloveAll-Star

Elston Howard and Joe Rudi are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 107 for Elston Howard, 104 for Joe Rudi), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 125 vs 127). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Elston Howard and Joe Rudi

Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1625
164.5
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 600 PA
1547
152.76
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5927
600
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6076
600
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5443
551
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5556
548.65
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.752
0.752
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1491
150.94
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 600 PA
1468
144.96
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1047
105.99
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 600 PA
963
95.1
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
223
22.57
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
28.34
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.37
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 600 PA
39
3.85
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
168
17.01
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
17.68
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
444
44.95
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
505
49.87
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
728.7
73.77
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733.73
72.46
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2324
235.26
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2370
234.04
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1894
191.73
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 600 PA
1872
184.86
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.664
0.664
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
635
64.28
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
684
67.54
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
775
78.45
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
810
79.99
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1242
125.73
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1315
129.86
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
752.59
76.19
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 600 PA
746.53
73.72
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
27
2.73
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.46
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
38.06
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 600 PA
369
36.44
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
8.3
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 600 PA
59
5.83
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
786
79.57
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 600 PA
870
85.91
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.54
7.54
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 600 PA
6.98
6.98
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
29
2.94
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
6.42
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
5.26
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 600 PA
51
5.04
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
157
15.89
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
12.74
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.01
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.47
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.42
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.48
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
24
2.43
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
3.95
Elston Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
41.67
41.67
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5

Fielding Stats for Elston Howard and Joe Rudi

Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1508
1.09
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1445
1.09
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1394
1.01
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1370
1.04
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37201
27
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 9 Innings
35737
27
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12400.1
9
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 9 Innings
11912.1
9
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7596
5.51
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4167
3.15
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
0.39
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
0.12
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.05
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.03
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8208
5.96
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4367
3.3
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8137
5.91
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4326
3.27
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.06
99.06
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.396
5.396
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.994
2.994
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.44
92.44
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.81
94.81
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.12
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.14
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.05
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.18
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elston Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
0.21
Joe Rudi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elston Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.16
Joe Rudi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0