Ryan Howard vs. Carlos Santana — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Carlos Santana
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Carlos Santana holds a real edge over Ryan Howard in this comparison. Carlos Santana led in contact rate (K%+ 119 vs 62), walk rate (BB%+ 189 vs 138), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 116 vs 111). Ryan Howard held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 241 vs 146). The edge belongs to Carlos Santana.

Hitting Stats for Ryan Howard and Carlos Santana

Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1572
144.44
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2204
142.9
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9254
600
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5707
524.38
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7815
506.7
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Carlos Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Carlos Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.796
0.796
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1475
135.53
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1880
121.89
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
795
73.05
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1124
72.88
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
277
25.45
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
404
26.19
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.93
Carlos Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Carlos Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
335
21.72
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
756
49.02
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Carlos Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Carlos Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Carlos Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1253.53
81.28
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3323
215.45
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3253
210.91
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Carlos Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Carlos Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.777
0.777
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Carlos Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Carlos Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Carlos Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.775
0.775
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Carlos Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1107
71.77
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Carlos Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
1136
73.65
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1908
123.71
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1233.69
79.99
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Carlos Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
43
2.79
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
709
65.15
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1330
86.23
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Carlos Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
66
4.28
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
99.85
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.01
6.01
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
0.86
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
4.28
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
10.66
Carlos Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
188
12.19
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
4.21
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
1.17
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
5.38
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.31
78.31

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Carlos Santana

Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1870
1.05
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1811
1.02
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47955
27
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15985
9
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13506
7.6
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1126
0.63
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.08
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.06
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14732
8.29
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14632
8.24
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.11
99.11
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.32
99.32
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Carlos Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.825
7.825
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Carlos Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.84
96.84
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Carlos Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1083
0.61
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.01
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
0.12
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.04