Ryan Howard vs. Alan Wiggins — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Alan Wiggins
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueSecond Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ryan Howard comes out clearly ahead of Alan Wiggins across most offensive categories. Ryan Howard led in home run production (HR/PA+ 241 vs 8), slugging (SLG+ 135 vs 78), and walk rate (BB%+ 138 vs 109). Alan Wiggins held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 189 vs 62). Ryan Howard was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ryan Howard and Alan Wiggins

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
631
148.3
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
2553
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2247
528.08
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1475
135.53
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
581
136.55
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
496
116.57
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
61
14.34
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.47
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.18
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
85
19.98
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
273.42
64.26
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
695
163.34
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
824
193.65
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.674
0.674
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
848
77.92
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
81.32
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
118
27.73
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
459
107.87
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
292.7
68.79
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.88
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
235
55.23
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.94
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
45.36
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.23
13.23
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
1.22
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
12.69
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.12
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.66
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
4.23
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
56.87
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
15.98
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
72.86
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.06
78.06

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Alan Wiggins

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
1.1
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.02
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
1.01
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13906
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4635.1
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1486
2.89
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
909
1.76
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Alan Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.14
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2466
4.79
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2395
4.65
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.12
97.12
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.209
4.209
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.74
91.74
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
0.49
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0