Ryan Howard vs. Bill Joyce — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Bill Joyce
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ryan Howard and Bill Joyce are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Joyce posted stronger numbers in OPS (.902 vs .874) and on-base percentage (.435 vs .359). Ryan Howard had the advantage in slugging (.515 vs .467). By the career numbers, Bill Joyce 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 Bill Joyce

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1572
144.44
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
906
130.58
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4163
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5707
524.38
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
3310
477.06
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.862
0.862
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.953
0.953
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
971
139.95
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
642
92.53
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
153
22.05
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
15.28
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
70
10.09
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
329
47.42
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1042.99
95.83
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
837.13
120.65
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
1546
222.82
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1800
259.43
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.859
0.859
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.902
0.902
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.855
0.855
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.129
1.129
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
822
118.47
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
609
87.77
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1660
152.53
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1361
196.16
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
989.14
90.89
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
816.32
117.65
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
59
5.42
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
15.57
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
709
65.15
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
103.92
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
54.77
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.96
10.96
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
1.9
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.46
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
38.34
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.46
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
38.34
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Bill Joyce

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
1.05
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
23358
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7786
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2418
2.8
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1631
1.89
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
0.59
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4559
5.27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4049
4.68
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.81
88.81
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.469
4.469
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
0.22
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0