Ryan Howard vs. Lázaro Salazar — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Lázaro Salazar
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanNew York CubansNegro National League IILeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Ryan Howard and Lázaro Salazar are closely matched on the surface stats. Ryan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.874 vs .798) and slugging (.515 vs .423). Lázaro Salazar had the advantage in on-base percentage (.375 vs .359). 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 Lázaro Salazar

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
145.6
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
614
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5707
524.38
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
534
521.82
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Lázaro Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.835
0.835
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
157.33
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
116.29
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
25.45
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
27.36
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.89
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
9
8.79
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
42
41.04
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
92.92
90.8
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
226
220.85
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
218.89
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Lázaro Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.798
0.798
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.828
0.828
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
92.83
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
71
69.38
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1660
152.53
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
153.42
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
989.14
90.89
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99.59
97.32
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.89
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
58
56.68
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Lázaro Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.89
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Lázaro Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122.8
122.8
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Lázaro Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.6
11.6
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lázaro Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
16.61
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Lázaro Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Lázaro Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
19.54
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.46
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Lázaro Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
19.54
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59
Lázaro Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Lázaro Salazar

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.13
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.06
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3703
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1234.1
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
3.09
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
0.58
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Lázaro Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
3.5
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
3.4
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.007
3.007
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
93.55
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0