Ryan Howard vs. Henry Kessler — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Henry Kessler
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Ryan Howard posted the stronger offensive profile against Henry Kessler. Ryan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.874 vs .542) and on-base percentage (.359 vs .270). 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 Henry Kessler

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1572
144.44
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
105
141.89
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
444
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
434
586.49
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.545
0.545
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
148.65
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
137.84
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.81
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.93
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.81
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
29.91
40.42
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
118
159.46
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
120
162.16
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
51
68.92
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
23
31.08
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
74
100
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
37.38
50.52
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
13.51
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Henry Kessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
20.27
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Henry Kessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.6
29.6
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Henry Kessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Henry Kessler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.1
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.7
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.7
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Henry Kessler

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.13
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2796
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
932
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
1.96
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.97
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
5.2
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
3.93
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.65
75.65
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.479
3.479
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.18
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.18
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Kessler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0