Ryan Howard vs. Jim Spencer — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Jim Spencer
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ryan Howard comes out clearly ahead of Jim Spencer across most offensive categories. Ryan Howard led in home run production (HR/PA+ 241 vs 164), walk rate (BB%+ 138 vs 96), and slugging (SLG+ 135 vs 112). Jim Spencer held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 146 vs 62). Ryan Howard was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ryan Howard and Jim Spencer

Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1553
172.27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
5409
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4908
544.43
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1227
136.11
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
875
97.06
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
179
19.86
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
146
16.2
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
352
39.05
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
589.98
65.44
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
1898
210.54
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
1651
183.14
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.694
0.694
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
541
60.01
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
599
66.44
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
994
110.26
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
598.85
66.43
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.89
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
407
45.15
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
86
9.54
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
64.56
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.29
9.29
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.88
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
42
4.66
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
10.66
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
124
13.75
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.22
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
2.11
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
3.33
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
36.67
36.67

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Jim Spencer

Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1245
1.11
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1123
1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30325
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10108.1
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12351
8.65
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9920
8.83
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
0.71
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.08
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.05
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13298
9.32
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10773
9.59
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13179
9.23
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10718
9.54
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.11
99.11
Jim Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.49
99.49
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.609
8.609
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1106
0.77
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
0.85
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0