Ryan Howard vs. Matt Kata — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Matt Kata
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Ryan Howard posted the stronger offensive profile against Matt Kata. Ryan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.874 vs .662) and on-base percentage (.359 vs .292). 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 Matt Kata

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
278
218.9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
762
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
695
547.24
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1475
135.53
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
166
130.71
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
85.04
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
25.45
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
29.13
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.09
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
12
9.45
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
58
45.67
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
76.49
60.23
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
257
202.36
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
218
171.65
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.585
0.585
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
89
70.08
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
63
49.61
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
140
110.24
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
77.6
61.1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.15
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
48
37.8
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.57
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
99.21
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.05
6.05
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.87
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.94
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
8.66
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.09
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.15
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.24
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
69.23
69.23

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Matt Kata

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.34
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.93
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.97
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
2.55
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.08
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
691
4.58
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
4.52
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.55
98.55
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.371
3.371
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.31
69.31
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.56
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0