Ivan Howard vs. Alex McCarthy — Career Comparison

Ivan Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Alex McCarthy
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Ivan Howard posted the stronger offensive profile against Alex McCarthy. Ivan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.639 vs .577) and on-base percentage (.331 vs .295). Alex McCarthy had the advantage in home run production (5 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Alex McCarthy

Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
302
187.58
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
170.64
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
966
600
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1519
600
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
818
508.07
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
527.32
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.622
0.622
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
191
118.63
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
120.87
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
148
91.93
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
101.12
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
16.77
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
13.43
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.7
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4.34
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.24
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.97
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
26.71
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
19.75
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99.19
61.61
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122.17
48.26
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
252
156.52
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377
148.91
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
310
192.55
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
169.85
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
56.52
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
53.72
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
53.42
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
48.19
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
108.7
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
99.93
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104.35
64.81
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
54.91
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.32
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
7.9
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
64.6
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
104
41.08
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
129
80.12
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
48.58
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7.49
7.49
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.35
12.35
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
29
18.01
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
23.7
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
32.92
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
23
9.08
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.66
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.97
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
46.58
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
28
11.06
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.67
70.67
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.14
82.14

Fielding Stats for Ivan Howard and Alex McCarthy

Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
151.2
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.08
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
27
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
929
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
273.6
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1089
392.04
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27.72
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1363
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1926
693.36
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1328
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
665.64
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.43
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.443
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.402
4.402
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
54.36
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0