Ryan Howard vs. Steve Nicosia — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Steve Nicosia
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Ryan Howard posted the stronger offensive profile against Steve Nicosia. Ryan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.874 vs .668) and on-base percentage (.359 vs .323). 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 Steve Nicosia

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
358
205.75
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
1044
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
938
539.08
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1475
135.53
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
233
133.91
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
95.98
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
25.45
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
29.89
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.93
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.72
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.32
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
66
37.93
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
99.31
57.08
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
324
186.21
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
320
183.91
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.561
0.561
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
86
49.43
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
88
50.57
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
163
93.68
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
101.12
58.12
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.57
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
86
49.43
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
19
10.92
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
51.72
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.6
11.6
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
0.96
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.02
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
10.66
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
17.82
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.87
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.32
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 600 PA
45.45
45.45

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Steve Nicosia

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.19
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 9 Innings
7023
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2341
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1482
5.7
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
0.58
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.08
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1626
6.25
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1605
6.17
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.71
98.71
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.177
5.177
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Nicosia
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.8
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nicosia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.27