Ryan Howard vs. Eric Karros — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Eric Karros
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerRookie of the Year

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ryan Howard comes out clearly ahead of Eric Karros across most offensive categories. Ryan Howard led in home run production (HR/PA+ 241 vs 180), walk rate (BB%+ 138 vs 90), and slugging (SLG+ 135 vs 118). Eric Karros held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 89 vs 62). Ryan Howard was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ryan Howard and Eric Karros

Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1755
148.31
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7100
600
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6441
544.31
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.791
0.791
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1724
145.69
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1105
93.38
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
277
25.45
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
27.38
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.93
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
11
0.93
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
284
24
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
619
52.31
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
937.98
79.27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
2922
246.93
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2307
194.96
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.779
0.779
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
797
67.35
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
1027
86.79
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
1540
130.14
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
948.18
80.13
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2.62
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
552
46.65
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.77
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1167
98.62
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.08
6.08
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
5.05
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
6.42
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
10.66
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
181
15.3
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
4.99
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.54
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
7.52
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
66.29
66.29

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Eric Karros

Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1698
1.05
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1661
1.03
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43608
27
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14536
9
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12351
8.65
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14056
8.7
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1359
0.84
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.08
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.07
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13298
9.32
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15526
9.61
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13179
9.23
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15415
9.54
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.11
99.11
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.923
8.923
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.078
9.078
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.82
97.82
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1106
0.77
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
0.78
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0