Ivan Howard vs. Tom O'Brien — Career Comparison

Ivan Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Tom O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Tom O'Brien posted the stronger offensive profile against Ivan Howard. Tom O'Brien posted stronger numbers in OPS (.707 vs .639) and on-base percentage (.341 vs .331). By the career numbers, Tom O'Brien 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 O'Brien

Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
302
187.58
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
428
146.16
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
966
600
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1757
600
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
818
508.07
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1573
537.17
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
191
118.63
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
149.23
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
148
91.93
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
343
117.13
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.77
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
20.49
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.7
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
8.2
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.24
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.41
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
43
26.71
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
32.1
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
99.19
61.61
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217.27
74.2
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
252
156.52
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
575
196.36
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
310
192.55
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
588
200.8
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
91
56.52
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
85.03
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
86
53.42
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
78.2
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
175
108.7
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
468
159.82
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
104.35
64.81
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240.15
82.01
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
9.32
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
10.59
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
64.6
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
40.98
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
129
80.12
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
29.71
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7.49
7.49
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.2
20.2
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
1.38
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
18.01
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
11.27
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
32.92
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
18.78
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.66
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
46.58
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
55
18.78
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.67
70.67
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ivan Howard and Tom O'Brien

Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
1.08
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10578
27
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3526
9
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
929
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1635
4.17
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.47
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.29
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1363
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1930
4.93
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1328
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1818
4.64
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.43
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.2
94.2
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.443
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.298
4.298
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.21
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0