Ryan Howard vs. Ryne Sandberg — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Ryne Sandberg
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star

Ryan Howard and Ryne Sandberg 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, 112 for Ryne Sandberg), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 135 vs 134). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Ryan Howard and Ryne Sandberg

Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1572
144.44
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2164
139.88
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9282
600
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8385
542.02
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.822
0.822
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2386
154.23
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1625
105.04
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
277
25.45
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
403
26.05
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
4.91
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
282
18.23
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
761
49.19
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1334.68
86.28
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3787
244.8
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3181
205.62
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.796
0.796
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1318
85.2
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
1061
68.58
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2097
135.55
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1370.86
88.61
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
34
2.2
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
761
49.19
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PA
59
3.81
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1260
81.45
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.37
7.37
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
4.59
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
8.99
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
22.24
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
6.92
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
29.15
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.27
76.27

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Ryne Sandberg

Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2135
1.04
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2096
1.02
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55266
27
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18422
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3892
1.9
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6648
3.25
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.08
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.06
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
10660
5.21
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
10540
5.15
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.87
98.87
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.937
4.937
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.1
98.1
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.17
98.17
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Ryne Sandberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
0.58
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryne Sandberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0