Ryan Howard vs. John Irwin — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
John Irwin
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston RedsUnion AssociationThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Ryan Howard posted the stronger offensive profile against John Irwin. Ryan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.874 vs .634) and on-base percentage (.359 vs .308). By the career numbers, Ryan Howard had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ryan Howard and John Irwin

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1572
144.44
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
322
139.7
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1383
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1269
550.54
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1475
135.53
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
312
135.36
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
235
101.95
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
55
23.86
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
8.24
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.3
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
77
33.41
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
146.19
63.42
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
414
179.61
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
426
184.82
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
222
96.31
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
93
40.35
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
312
135.36
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
158.03
68.56
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.21
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
102
44.25
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
John Irwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
32.1
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
John Irwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.69
18.69
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
John Irwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
1.38
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
John Irwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
John Irwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
24.3
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.46
John Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
John Irwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
24.3
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59
John Irwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and John Irwin

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
John Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
John Irwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.05
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
John Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
John Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8343
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
John Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2781
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
John Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
1.66
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
John Irwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
2.04
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
John Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.68
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
John Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1354
4.38
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
John Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1145
3.71
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
John Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.56
84.56
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
John Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.534
3.534
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
John Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
John Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.18
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0