Ryan Howard vs. Milt May — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Milt May
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ryan Howard comes out clearly ahead of Milt May across most offensive categories. Ryan Howard led in home run production (HR/PA+ 241 vs 93), walk rate (BB%+ 138 vs 96), and slugging (SLG+ 135 vs 99). Milt May held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 62). Ryan Howard was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ryan Howard and Milt May

Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1192
175.55
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
4074
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3693
543.89
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
971
143
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
736
108.39
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
147
21.65
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.93
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.62
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
77
11.34
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
235
34.61
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
432.46
63.69
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
1371
201.91
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
1285
189.25
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
313
46.1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
443
65.24
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
679
100
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
456.32
67.21
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.33
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
305
44.92
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
65
9.57
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
53.17
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.29
11.29
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
0.84
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
5.15
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
32
4.71
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
10.66
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
14.43
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.1
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.59
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.91
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.5
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
23.53
23.53

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Milt May

Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Milt May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1034
1.09
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Milt May
Career
Per 9 Innings
967
1.02
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Milt May
Career
Per 9 Innings
25615
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Milt May
Career
Per 9 Innings
8538.1
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Milt May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5091
5.37
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Milt May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
0.62
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.09
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Milt May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5762
6.07
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Milt May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5680
5.99
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Milt May
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.58
98.58
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Milt May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.493
5.493
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Milt May
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.52
93.52
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Milt May
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.08
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt May
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.07
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt May
Career
Per 9 Innings
724
0.76
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
0.43