Ryan Howard vs. Eddie Murray — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Eddie Murray
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Eddie Murray holds a real edge over Ryan Howard in this comparison. Eddie Murray led in contact rate (K%+ 112 vs 62), batting average (AVG+ 118 vs 106), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 120 vs 111). Ryan Howard held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 241 vs 216). The edge belongs to Eddie Murray.

Hitting Stats for Ryan Howard and Eddie Murray

Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1572
144.44
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3026
141.66
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12817
600
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11336
530.67
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.847
0.847
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3255
152.38
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2156
100.93
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
277
25.45
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
26.22
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.93
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
1.64
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
23.59
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1099
51.45
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1943.19
90.97
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5397
252.65
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4606
215.62
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.836
0.836
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.813
0.813
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1627
76.16
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1917
89.74
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3040
142.31
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
989.14
90.89
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1958.86
91.7
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
18
0.84
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1333
62.4
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
10.39
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1516
70.97
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.45
8.45
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.09
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
5.05
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
5.99
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
10.66
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
315
14.75
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
5.15
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
2.01
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
7.16
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.9
71.9

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Eddie Murray

Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2422
1.03
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2410
1.02
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63605
27
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21201.2
9
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12351
8.65
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21265
9.03
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1871
0.79
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.08
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.07
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13298
9.32
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23304
9.89
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13179
9.23
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23136
9.82
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.11
99.11
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.28
99.28
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.923
8.923
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.552
9.552
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.1
98.1
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.5
99.5
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1106
0.77
Eddie Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2034
0.86
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0