Ivan Howard vs. Tom Oliver — Career Comparison

Ivan Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Tom Oliver
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Ivan Howard and Tom Oliver are closely matched on the surface stats. Tom Oliver posted stronger numbers in OPS (.656 vs .639) and slugging (.340 vs .308). Ivan Howard had the advantage in on-base percentage (.331 vs .316). By the career numbers, Tom Oliver 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 Oliver

Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
302
187.58
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
514
148.84
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
966
600
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2072
600
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
818
508.07
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1931
559.17
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.668
0.668
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
191
118.63
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
154.63
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
148
91.93
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
122.2
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.77
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
29.25
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.7
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
11
3.19
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.24
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
43
26.71
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
32.43
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99.19
61.61
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206.03
59.66
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
252
156.52
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
657
190.25
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
310
192.55
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
645
186.78
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
91
56.52
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
58.49
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
53.42
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
50.97
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
175
108.7
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
109.46
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
104.35
64.81
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236.2
68.4
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.32
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.74
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
64.6
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
30.41
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
129
80.12
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
17.66
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7.49
7.49
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.97
33.97
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.72
1.72
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
18.01
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
8.69
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
32.92
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.47
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.66
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
19
5.5
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
46.58
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
31
8.98
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.67
70.67
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
38.71
38.71

Fielding Stats for Ivan Howard and Tom Oliver

Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
929
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1425
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1363
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1328
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.43
Tom Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.59
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.443
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.917
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0