Ryan Howard vs. Pete Ward — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Pete Ward
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ryan Howard comes out clearly ahead of Pete Ward across most offensive categories. Ryan Howard led in home run production (HR/PA+ 241 vs 133), slugging (SLG+ 135 vs 110), and walk rate (BB%+ 138 vs 124). Pete Ward held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 98 vs 62). Ryan Howard was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ryan Howard and Pete Ward

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
973
166.28
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
3511
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5707
524.38
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
3060
522.93
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.762
0.762
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1475
135.53
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
776
132.61
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
525
89.72
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
136
23.24
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.91
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
98
16.75
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
251
42.89
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
448.17
76.59
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1240
211.91
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1187
202.85
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
345
58.96
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
427
72.97
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
674
115.18
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
454.86
77.73
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
5.42
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
6.84
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
371
63.4
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
41
7.01
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
539
92.11
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.51
6.51
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.05
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
28
4.78
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
6.66
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.42
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.91
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
6.32
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59
Pete Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
54.05
54.05

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Pete Ward

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
863
1.12
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
1.05
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
20726
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
6908.2
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1513
1.97
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1250
1.63
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Pete Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.13
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2866
3.73
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2763
3.6
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.41
96.41
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.202
3.202
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.74
93.74
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
0.2
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0