Ryan Howard vs. Aaron Ward — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Aaron Ward
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ryan Howard comes out clearly ahead of Aaron Ward across most offensive categories. Ryan Howard led in home run production (HR/PA+ 241 vs 155), walk rate (BB%+ 138 vs 96), and slugging (SLG+ 135 vs 99). Ryan Howard was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ryan Howard and Aaron Ward

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1059
153.96
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
4127
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3611
524.98
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
966
140.44
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
704
102.35
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
158
22.97
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
7.85
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
50
7.27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
262
38.09
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
481.36
69.98
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1382
200.92
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1330
193.36
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.717
0.717
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.664
0.664
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
457
66.44
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
447
64.99
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
854
124.16
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
523.31
76.08
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
25
3.63
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
339
49.29
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
66.44
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.03
9.03
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
22.1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
5.23
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
5.52
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
10.76
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
48.65
48.65

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Aaron Ward

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1477
1.03
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1026
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38540
27
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12846.2
9
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2163
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
0.58
Aaron Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3066
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.08
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
5393
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
5229
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.96
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.097
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0