Ryan Howard vs. Ed Stevens — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Ed Stevens
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueFirst Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ryan Howard comes out clearly ahead of Ed Stevens across most offensive categories. Ryan Howard led in home run production (HR/PA+ 241 vs 173), walk rate (BB%+ 138 vs 80), and slugging (SLG+ 135 vs 108). Ed Stevens held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 71 vs 62). Ryan Howard was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ryan Howard and Ed Stevens

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
375
165.93
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
1356
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1220
539.82
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.735
0.735
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308
136.28
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
90.27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
25.45
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
26.11
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.52
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
28
12.39
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
104
46.02
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
161.45
71.44
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
485
214.6
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
433
191.59
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
134
59.29
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
193
85.4
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
299
132.3
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
168.73
74.66
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.77
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
121
53.54
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Ed Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
66.81
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Ed Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.98
8.98
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Ed Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.87
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Ed Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.08
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.46
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.1
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59
Ed Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Ed Stevens

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1477
1.03
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38540
27
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12846.2
9
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2869
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
0.58
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.08
Ed Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3134
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3108
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Ed Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.17
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Ed Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9.009
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0