Ryan Howard vs. Ed McKean — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Ed McKean
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Ryan Howard and Ed McKean are closely matched on the surface stats. Ryan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.874 vs .781) and slugging (.515 vs .417). Ed McKean had the advantage in on-base percentage (.365 vs .359). 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 Ed McKean

Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ed McKean
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1572
144.44
Ed McKean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1655
130.21
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Ed McKean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7626
600
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Ed McKean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6894
542.41
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Ed McKean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Ed McKean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.821
0.821
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Ed McKean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2084
163.97
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Ed McKean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1587
124.86
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Ed McKean
Career
Per 600 PA
272
21.4
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Ed McKean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
12.43
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Ed McKean
Career
Per 600 PA
67
5.27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Ed McKean
Career
Per 600 PA
497
39.1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Ed McKean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ed McKean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ed McKean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Ed McKean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1147.06
90.25
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Ed McKean
Career
Per 600 PA
2873
226.04
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Ed McKean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2759
217.07
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Ed McKean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Ed McKean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Ed McKean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ed McKean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ed McKean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Ed McKean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.805
0.805
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Ed McKean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Ed McKean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
96.54
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Ed McKean
Career
Per 600 PA
1124
88.43
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1660
152.53
Ed McKean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
179.7
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
989.14
90.89
Ed McKean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1244.42
97.91
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Ed McKean
Career
Per 600 PA
39
3.07
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Ed McKean
Career
Per 600 PA
636
50.04
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Ed McKean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Ed McKean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
20.22
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Ed McKean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.67
29.67
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Ed McKean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed McKean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
4.48
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Ed McKean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Ed McKean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Ed McKean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
25.49
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.46
Ed McKean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Ed McKean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
25.49
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59
Ed McKean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Ed McKean

Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ed McKean
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Ed McKean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1664
1.04
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Ed McKean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Ed McKean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43083
27
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Ed McKean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14361
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Ed McKean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3140
1.97
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Ed McKean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4945
3.1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Ed McKean
Career
Per 9 Innings
892
0.56
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Ed McKean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8977
5.63
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Ed McKean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8085
5.07
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Ed McKean
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.06
90.06
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Ed McKean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.859
4.859
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Ed McKean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Ed McKean
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
0.32
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed McKean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed McKean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed McKean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed McKean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0