Ryan Howard vs. Ted Kluszewski — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Ted Kluszewski
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Ryan Howard and Ted Kluszewski are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 111 for Ryan Howard, 113 for Ted Kluszewski), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 135 vs 137). The overall lean goes to Ted Kluszewski, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Ryan Howard and Ted Kluszewski

Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1718
159.32
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
6470
600
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5929
549.83
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.853
0.853
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1766
163.77
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1168
108.32
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
277
25.45
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
26.89
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
2.69
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
279
25.87
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
598
55.46
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
1002.15
92.94
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2940
270.14
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2951
273.66
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2281
211.53
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.808
0.808
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
848
78.64
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
1028
95.33
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
1597
148.1
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
989.14
90.89
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1037.29
96.19
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.13
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
492
45.63
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
70
6.49
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
365
33.85
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.73
17.73
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
1.35
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.28
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.13
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
10.66
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
143
13.26
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.85
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
0.93
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.78
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Ted Kluszewski

Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1481
2.32
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
1.05
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
17252
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5750.2
9
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12351
8.65
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12652
19.8
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
1.25
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.15
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13298
9.32
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13548
21.2
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13179
9.23
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13451
21.05
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.11
99.11
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.28
99.28
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.923
8.923
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.082
9.082
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
45.1
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1106
0.77
Ted Kluszewski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1269
1.99
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kluszewski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0