Ryan Howard vs. Brandon Laird — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Brandon Laird
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Ryan Howard posted the stronger offensive profile against Brandon Laird. Ryan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.874 vs .626) and on-base percentage (.359 vs .255). 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 Brandon Laird

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
230.43
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
138
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
552.17
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1475
135.53
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
25
108.7
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
795
73.05
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.39
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.93
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.09
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
43.48
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
12.92
56.17
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
47
204.35
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
152.17
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
52.17
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
16
69.57
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
22
95.65
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
11.05
48.02
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
5.42
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
8
34.78
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
165.22
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
3.63
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
10.66
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.39
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.1
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.46
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
1.56
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Brandon Laird

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.59
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.97
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
4.42
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.24
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Brandon Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
5.78
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
5.66
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.99
97.99
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.561
3.561
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.98
60.98
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.54
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0