Ryan Howard vs. Roger Maris — Career Comparison
Ryan Howard and Roger Maris 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, 110 for Roger Maris), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 135 vs 133). The overall lean goes to Ryan Howard, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.
Hitting Stats for Ryan Howard and Roger Maris
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
1463
150.15
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
5846
600
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
5101
523.54
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.862
0.862
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
680
62.48
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
512
52.55
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1042.99
95.83
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
869.57
89.25
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2940
270.14
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
2429
249.3
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
2015
206.81
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.855
0.855
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.814
0.814
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1660
152.53
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
143.89
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
989.14
90.89
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
876.46
89.95
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
154
14.15
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
42
4.31
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
733
75.23
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
7.98
7.98
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
0.89
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
75
7.7
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
30
3.08
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
70
70
Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Roger Maris
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1383
1.06
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1316
1.01
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
35206
27
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11735.1
9
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12351
8.65
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2649
2.03
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13298
9.32
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2774
2.13
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13179
9.23
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2725
2.09
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.11
99.11
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.23
98.23
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.923
8.923
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.1
98.1
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.16
95.16
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1106
0.77
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.01