Ryan Howard vs. Bill Smiley — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Bill Smiley
Pre-GenerationalMarylandNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Ryan Howard posted the stronger offensive profile against Bill Smiley. Ryan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.874 vs .431) and on-base percentage (.359 vs .210). 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 Bill Smiley

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
147.13
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
314
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308
588.54
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.436
0.436
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1475
135.53
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
60
114.65
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
103.18
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.64
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.82
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
11.46
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
13.84
26.44
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
68
129.94
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
66
126.11
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
33
63.06
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
33
63.06
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
14.39
27.5
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
11.46
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Bill Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Bill Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.1
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.46
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
1.56
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Bill Smiley

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.03
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2073
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
691
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
2.62
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
2.8
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Bill Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.82
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
6.24
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
5.42
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.85
86.85
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.266
5.266
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.36
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0