Ryan Howard vs. Ed Hug — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Ed Hug
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueCatcher

A full statistical comparison isn't possible here, but the available career numbers offer some indication. On the surface stats, Ryan Howard and Ed Hug are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Ryan Howard and Ed Hug

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5707
524.38
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.862
0.862
Ed Hug
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1475
135.53
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
795
73.05
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.93
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1042.99
95.83
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Ed Hug
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
989.14
90.89
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
205.73
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
65.15
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Ed Hug
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Ed Hug
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.1
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.46
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
1.56
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59
Ed Hug
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Ed Hug

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Hug
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Ed Hug
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Ed Hug
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Ed Hug
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Ed Hug
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Ed Hug
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
0.58
Ed Hug
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.08
Ed Hug
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Ed Hug
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Ed Hug
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Ed Hug
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Ed Hug
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Ed Hug
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Ed Hug
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Hug
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Hug
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Hug
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Hug
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0