Ryan Howard vs. Bill Serena — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Bill Serena
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueThird Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ryan Howard comes out clearly ahead of Bill Serena across most offensive categories. Ryan Howard led in home run production (HR/PA+ 241 vs 141), slugging (SLG+ 135 vs 107), and walk rate (BB%+ 138 vs 122). Ryan Howard was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ryan Howard and Bill Serena

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
408
171.07
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PA
1431
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5707
524.38
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PA
1239
519.5
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.796
0.796
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1475
135.53
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PA
311
130.4
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
79.66
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PA
57
23.9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.71
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PA
48
20.13
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PA
121
50.73
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PA
191.92
80.47
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PA
544
228.09
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
495
207.55
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Bill Serena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.787
0.787
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PA
154
64.57
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PA
198
83.02
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PA
304
127.46
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PA
193.57
81.16
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.94
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
65.15
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
74.21
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Bill Serena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
98.53
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Bill Serena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.09
6.09
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Bill Serena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Serena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.94
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.42
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
10.66
Bill Serena
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
15.09
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.1
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.84
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.84
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.68
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59
Bill Serena
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Bill Serena

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Serena
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Bill Serena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
30.63
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Bill Serena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.06
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Bill Serena
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Bill Serena
Career
Per 9 Innings
101.2
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12351
8.65
Bill Serena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
42.85
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Bill Serena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
64.27
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Bill Serena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13298
9.32
Bill Serena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1254
111.01
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13179
9.23
Bill Serena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1210
107.11
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Bill Serena
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.49
96.49
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Bill Serena
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.497
3.497
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Bill Serena
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1106
0.77
Bill Serena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
7.61
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Serena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Serena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Serena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Serena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0