Ryan Howard vs. Al Shaw — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Al Shaw
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows RightBats RightEuropeBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Ryan Howard posted the stronger offensive profile against Al Shaw. Ryan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.874 vs .507) and on-base percentage (.359 vs .267). 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 Al Shaw

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
212.52
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
511
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
459
538.94
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.548
0.548
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1475
135.53
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
92
108.02
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
92.76
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10.57
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.52
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.17
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
13
15.26
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
32.93
38.66
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
110
129.16
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
134
157.34
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
31
36.4
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
32
37.57
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
62
72.8
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
36.39
42.73
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
5.42
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.22
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
35
41.1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Al Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
59.88
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Al Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.02
10.02
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Al Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.74
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Al Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.05
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.46
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Al Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.05
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59
Al Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Al Shaw

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.25
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.61
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3681
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1227
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
658
4.83
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.41
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Al Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
887
6.51
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
850
6.23
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.971
4.971
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.54
48.54
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.18
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
1.19
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.95