Jose Canseco vs. Ryan Howard — Career Comparison

Jose Canseco
Baby BoomersCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Jose Canseco and Ryan Howard are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 113 for Jose Canseco, 111 for Ryan Howard), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 138 vs 135). The overall lean goes to Jose Canseco, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Jose Canseco and Ryan Howard

Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1887
139.28
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1572
144.44
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8129
600
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7057
520.88
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5707
524.38
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.878
0.878
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.862
0.862
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1877
138.54
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1061
78.31
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
340
25.1
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.03
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.93
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
34.1
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
816
60.23
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1301.91
96.09
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1042.99
95.83
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3631
268
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2867
211.61
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.867
0.867
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.859
0.859
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.885
0.885
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.855
0.855
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1186
87.54
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1407
103.85
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2131
157.29
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1660
152.53
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261.85
93.14
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
989.14
90.89
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
6.2
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
59
5.42
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
906
66.87
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
709
65.15
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
63
4.65
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1942
143.34
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.19
4.19
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.07
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
5.98
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
5.05
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
178
13.14
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
10.66
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
14.76
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
6.5
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
21.26
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 600 PA
69.44
69.44
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for Jose Canseco and Ryan Howard

Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1012
1.06
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
1.05
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Innings
25677
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Innings
8559
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Innings
2003
2.11
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.07
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
0.58
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.07
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.08
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Innings
2128
2.24
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Innings
2066
2.17
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.09
97.09
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.042
2.042
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Jose Canseco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.32
98.32
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.1
98.1
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.02
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Canseco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0