Ivan Howard vs. Buck Martinez — Career Comparison

Ivan Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Buck Martinez
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Ivan Howard and Buck Martinez are closely matched on the surface stats. Ivan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.639 vs .628) and on-base percentage (.331 vs .285). Buck Martinez had the advantage in slugging (.343 vs .308). By the career numbers, Ivan 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 Ivan Howard and Buck Martinez

Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
302
187.58
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1049
204.88
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
966
600
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3072
600
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
818
508.07
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2743
535.74
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
191
118.63
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618
120.7
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
91.93
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
422
82.42
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.77
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
25
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.7
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.95
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.24
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
11.33
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
43
26.71
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
38.28
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99.19
61.61
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273.96
53.51
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
252
156.52
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
940
183.59
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
310
192.55
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
856
167.19
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
56.52
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
47.85
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
86
53.42
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
62.7
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
108.7
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
508
99.22
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104.35
64.81
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
276.36
53.98
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.32
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.56
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
64.6
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
44.92
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.98
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
80.12
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
419
81.84
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.49
7.49
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
7.33
7.33
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
18.01
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
10.94
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
6.84
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
59
11.52
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
32.92
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.98
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.66
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.95
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
46.58
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.93
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.67
70.67
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Ivan Howard and Buck Martinez

Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
1.24
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
846
1.04
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22053
27
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7351
9
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
929
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4040
4.95
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
0.49
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.09
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1363
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4507
5.52
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1328
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4437
5.43
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.43
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.45
98.45
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.443
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.393
4.393
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.76
83.76
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.07
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.06
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
0.57
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.32