Ryan Howard vs. José Vargas — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
José Vargas
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York CubansNegro National League IICenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Ryan Howard posted the stronger offensive profile against José Vargas. Ryan Howard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.874 vs .683) and on-base percentage (.359 vs .325). José Vargas had the advantage in batting average (.279 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 José Vargas

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
157.89
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
209
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
545.45
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
José Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
152.15
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
120.57
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
25.45
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.84
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.93
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.74
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
11
31.58
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
23.13
66.41
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
68
195.22
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
66
189.47
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.613
0.613
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
89
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
66.03
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
52
149.28
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
26.23
75.31
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
5.42
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.74
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
11
31.58
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
José Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.74
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
José Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104.5
104.5
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
José Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.22
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
José Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.61
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.46
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
José Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.61
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59
José Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and José Vargas

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
José Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
José Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.17
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
José Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.05
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
José Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1290
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
José Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
José Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.32
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
0.58
José Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.08
José Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
José Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
2.53
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
José Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
2.49
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
José Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.35
98.35
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
José Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.125
2.125
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
José Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
José Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0