Ryan Howard vs. Matt Kemp — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Matt Kemp
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Ryan Howard holds a real edge over Matt Kemp in this comparison. Ryan Howard led in home run production (HR/PA+ 241 vs 175), walk rate (BB%+ 138 vs 98), and slugging (SLG+ 135 vs 128). Matt Kemp held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 81 vs 62). The edge belongs to Ryan Howard.

Hitting Stats for Ryan Howard and Matt Kemp

Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1750
150.39
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6982
600
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6365
546.98
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.839
0.839
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1808
155.37
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
98.48
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
277
25.45
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
29.05
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.18
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
287
24.66
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
662
56.89
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
1023.2
87.93
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3081
264.77
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2352
202.12
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.821
0.821
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.793
0.793
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
950
81.64
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
1031
88.6
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1694
145.57
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1019.38
87.6
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
26
2.23
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
518
44.51
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
69
5.93
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1641
141.02
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.09
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
5.05
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
6.19
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
10.66
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
184
15.81
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
15.81
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
5.41
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
21.23
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.49
74.49

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Matt Kemp

Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1622
1.08
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1547
1.03
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40557
27
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13519
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2990
1.99
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
0.58
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.06
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.08
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.03
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3132
2.09
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3081
2.05
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.02
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0