Ryan Howard vs. Ray Nelson — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Ray Nelson
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Ryan Howard posted the stronger offensive profile against Ray Nelson. Ryan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.874 vs .478) and on-base percentage (.359 vs .262). 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 Ray Nelson

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
160.27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
534.25
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1475
135.53
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
106.85
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
98.63
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.93
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.31
34.17
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
115.07
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
152.05
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.478
0.478
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
49.32
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
28.77
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
78.08
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
9.32
38.31
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Ray Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
123.29
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Ray Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.87
4.87
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.55
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Ray Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.46
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59
Ray Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Ray Nelson

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.03
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1026
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.16
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.29
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Ray Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.58
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
5.03
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
4.45
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.48
88.48
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.333
4.333
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.26
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0