Ryan Howard vs. Ed Steele — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Ed Steele
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Ed Steele posted the stronger offensive profile against Ryan Howard. Ed Steele posted stronger numbers in OPS (1.012 vs .874) and on-base percentage (.459 vs .359). Ryan Howard had the advantage in home run production (382 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Ed Steele 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 Ed Steele

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1572
144.44
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
115
142.27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
485
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5707
524.38
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
400
494.85
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.862
0.862
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.019
1.019
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
175.67
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
118.76
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
25.45
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
27.22
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
18.56
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.13
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
46
56.91
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1042.99
95.83
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109.63
135.63
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2940
270.14
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
273.4
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2243
206.09
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
270.93
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.859
0.859
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.011
1.011
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.855
0.855
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.204
1.204
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
112.58
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
78
96.49
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1660
152.53
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
197.94
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
989.14
90.89
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109.04
134.9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
5.42
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
19.79
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
65.15
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
75.46
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.24
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.47
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242.5
242.5
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.5
30.5
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.66
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.24
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
18.56
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.47
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.03
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.24
88.24

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Ed Steele

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.09
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.08
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
2861
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
953.2
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.37
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
0.58
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
1.59
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.45
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.12
91.12
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.339
1.339
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.1
98.1
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0