Ryan Howard vs. Ed Kennedy — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Ed Kennedy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaNew York MetropolitansAmerican AssociationLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Ryan Howard posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Kennedy. Ryan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.874 vs .498) and on-base percentage (.359 vs .239). 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 Ed Kennedy

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
299
155.06
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1157
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1105
573.03
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1475
135.53
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
225
116.68
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
96.97
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
20
10.37
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.74
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.59
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
38
19.71
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
71.04
36.84
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
286
148.31
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
277
143.65
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
142
73.64
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
23
11.93
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
160
82.97
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
76.65
39.75
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.59
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
47
24.37
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Ed Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Ed Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.1
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.46
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
1.56
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59
Ed Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Ed Kennedy

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.04
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7797
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2599
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
1.45
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
0.58
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.15
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Ed Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.22
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
524
1.81
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
1.6
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.98
87.98
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0