Ivan Howard vs. Tom Needham — Career Comparison

Ivan Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Tom Needham
Pre-GenerationalIrelandThrows RightBats RightEuropeBoston BravesNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Ivan Howard posted the stronger offensive profile against Tom Needham. Ivan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.639 vs .546) and on-base percentage (.331 vs .274). Tom Needham had the advantage in home run production (8 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 Tom Needham

Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
302
187.58
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
523
190.07
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
966
600
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1651
600
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
818
508.07
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1491
541.85
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.581
0.581
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
118.63
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
113.02
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
91.93
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
243
88.31
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.77
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
18.17
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.7
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.63
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.24
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.91
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
26.71
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
24.71
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99.19
61.61
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124.32
45.18
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
252
156.52
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405
147.18
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
310
192.55
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
446
162.08
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
56.52
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
41.07
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
53.42
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
42.52
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
108.7
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
80.68
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104.35
64.81
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132.53
48.16
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
9.32
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
9.45
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
64.6
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
39.61
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
80.12
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
67.96
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7.49
7.49
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.83
8.83
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
18.01
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
25
9.09
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
32.92
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
20
7.27
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.66
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
46.58
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
20
7.27
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.67
70.67
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ivan Howard and Tom Needham

Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.39
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.02
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9399
27
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3133
9
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
929
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1896
5.45
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
1.95
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.29
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1363
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2676
7.69
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1328
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2575
7.4
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.43
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.443
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.331
5.331
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.71
73.71
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.13
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
1.54
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.16