Matt Howard vs. Rance Pless — Career Comparison

Matt Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Rance Pless
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueUnknown

On the career numbers, Rance Pless posted the stronger offensive profile against Matt Howard. Rance Pless posted stronger numbers in OPS (.684 vs .506) and on-base percentage (.354 vs .228). Matt Howard had the advantage in home run production (1 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Rance Pless had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Matt Howard and Rance Pless

Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
355.93
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
300
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
600
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
549.15
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
531.25
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
111.86
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
143.75
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
91.53
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
118.75
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.75
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.49
35.47
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.65
54.07
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
152.54
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
175
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
132.2
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
212.5
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
9
56.25
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
172.88
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
13
81.25
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
32.52
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
62.84
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
81.36
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
81.25
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7.38
7.38
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
7.38
7.38
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Matt Howard and Rance Pless

Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.16
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.21
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.84
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.03
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
27
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
9
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.02
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
8.58
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.86
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.21
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
2.94
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9.79
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.88
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9.79
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.96
97.96
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.21
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0