Ryan Howard vs. Ovid Nicholson — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Ovid Nicholson
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Ryan Howard and Ovid Nicholson are closely matched on the surface stats. Ovid Nicholson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.955 vs .874) and on-base percentage (.500 vs .359). Ryan Howard had the advantage in slugging (.515 vs .455). By the career numbers, Ovid Nicholson 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 Ovid Nicholson

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5707
524.38
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
507.69
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Ovid Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.862
0.862
Ovid Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.962
0.962
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.93
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1042.99
95.83
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
118.83
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
230.77
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Ovid Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.859
0.859
Ovid Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.955
0.955
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ovid Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.855
0.855
Ovid Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Ovid Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1194
109.71
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1660
152.53
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
989.14
90.89
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
134.33
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Ovid Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Ovid Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Ovid Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ovid Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Ovid Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.1
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.46
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
1.56
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Ovid Nicholson

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1477
1.03
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38540
27
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12846.2
9
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
0.58
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.08
Ovid Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Ovid Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ovid Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0