Ryan Howard vs. Billy Sunday — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Billy Sunday
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Ryan Howard posted the stronger offensive profile against Billy Sunday. Ryan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.874 vs .617) and on-base percentage (.359 vs .300). 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 Billy Sunday

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1572
144.44
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
499
138.93
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
2155
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2007
558.79
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.717
0.717
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PAverified
498
138.65
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PAverified
407
113.32
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
55
15.31
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
6.68
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.34
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
91
25.34
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
244.28
68.01
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
637
177.35
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
646
179.86
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.617
0.617
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PAverified
339
94.39
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
170
47.33
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
497
138.38
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
261.93
72.93
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
134
37.31
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
63.76
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.41
9.41
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
68.49
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.46
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
68.49
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59
Billy Sunday
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Billy Sunday

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
1.03
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
13119
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
4373
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
1.92
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
0.58
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.2
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.28
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1165
2.4
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
2.12
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.33
88.33
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.058
2.058
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.05
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sunday
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0