Ryan Howard vs. Bill Nicholson — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Bill Nicholson
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

Ryan Howard and Bill Nicholson 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, 113 for Bill Nicholson), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 135 vs 137). The overall lean goes to Bill Nicholson, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Ryan Howard and Bill Nicholson

Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1677
156.78
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
6418
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5707
524.38
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
5546
518.48
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.839
0.839
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1484
138.73
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
917
85.73
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
272
25.43
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
5.61
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
235
21.97
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
567
53.01
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
982.78
91.88
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
2581
241.29
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2336
218.39
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.831
0.831
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.839
0.839
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
837
78.25
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
948
88.63
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
1550
144.9
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
989.14
90.89
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003.94
93.86
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
52
4.86
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
709
65.15
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
74.79
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
828
77.41
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
7.75
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
0.97
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.87
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.7
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2.52
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.46
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.09
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
2.62
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.43
96.43

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Bill Nicholson

Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1477
1.03
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1471
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38540
27
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12846.2
9
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2954
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
0.58
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.08
Bill Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3139
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3072
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.87
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.088
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0