Ryan Howard vs. Bob Thurman — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Bob Thurman
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueUnknown

On the career numbers, Ryan Howard posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Thurman. Ryan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.874 vs .812) and on-base percentage (.359 vs .339). Bob Thurman had the advantage in batting average (.276 vs .258). 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 Bob Thurman

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
448
239.15
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
1124
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1025
547.15
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bob Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.817
0.817
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
283
151.07
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
98.75
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
37
19.75
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.61
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
43
22.95
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
98
52.31
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
161.75
86.34
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
485
258.9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
376
200.71
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.809
0.809
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.772
0.772
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
88.08
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
169
90.21
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1660
152.53
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
155.34
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
168.26
89.82
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
85
45.37
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.67
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Bob Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
59.79
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Bob Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.04
10.04
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Bob Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.14
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.07
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Bob Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.07
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.87
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.14
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.01
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59
Bob Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.33
73.33

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Bob Thurman

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.31
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.04
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5537
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1845.2
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
2.02
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
0.58
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.24
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Bob Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.12
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
2.37
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
463
2.26
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.07
95.07
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.721
1.721
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.18
79.18
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0