Paul Howard vs. Alex McCarthy — Career Comparison

Paul Howard
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Alex McCarthy
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Paul Howard and Alex McCarthy are closely matched on the surface stats. Alex McCarthy posted stronger numbers in slugging (.282 vs .267) and batting average (.229 vs .200). Paul Howard had the advantage in OPS (.635 vs .577). By the career numbers, Alex McCarthy had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Paul Howard and Alex McCarthy

Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
180
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
170.64
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1519
600
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
450
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
527.32
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.622
0.622
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
120.87
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
101.12
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
13.43
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.34
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.97
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
19.75
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
58.38
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122.17
48.26
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
148.91
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
169.85
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
53.72
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
48.19
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
99.93
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
63.19
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
54.91
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
7.9
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
41.08
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
123
48.58
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
12.35
12.35
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
23.7
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
9.08
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.97
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
11.06
Paul Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.14
82.14

Fielding Stats for Paul Howard and Alex McCarthy

Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.32
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
151.2
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.88
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.08
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
27
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
27
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
9
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
9
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
273.6
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1089
392.04
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27.72
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.66
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1926
693.36
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.66
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
665.64
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.402
4.402
Paul Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
54.36
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0