Ryan Howard vs. Woody Woodward — Career Comparison

Ryan Howard
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Woody Woodward
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueShortstop

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ryan Howard comes out clearly ahead of Woody Woodward across most offensive categories. Ryan Howard led in home run production (HR/PA+ 241 vs 0), slugging (SLG+ 135 vs 76), and walk rate (BB%+ 138 vs 99). Woody Woodward held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 135 vs 62). Ryan Howard was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ryan Howard and Woody Woodward

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1572
144.44
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
880
217.82
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6530
600
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
2424
600
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5707
524.38
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2187
541.34
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1475
135.53
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
517
127.97
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
73.05
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
423
104.7
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
25.45
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
79
19.55
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
1.93
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.47
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
35.1
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.25
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
680
62.48
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
94
23.27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042.99
95.83
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
182.94
45.28
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2940
270.14
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
627
155.2
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2243
206.09
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
699
173.02
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
848
77.92
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
208
51.49
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
109.71
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
148
36.63
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1660
152.53
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
355
87.87
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.14
90.89
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
199.04
49.27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.42
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.22
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
65.15
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
169
41.83
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.15
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
34
8.42
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1843
169.34
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
74.5
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.05
8.05
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
10.64
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.05
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.97
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
10.66
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
11.39
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.1
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.47
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.46
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.71
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.56
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
7.18
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.59
70.59
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 600 PA
48.28
48.28

Fielding Stats for Ryan Howard and Woody Woodward

Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
1.03
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
895
1.38
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1449
1.02
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
1.02
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38540
27
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 9 Innings
17571
27
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12846.2
9
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 9 Innings
5857
9
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12351
8.65
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1267
1.95
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
0.58
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2019
3.1
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.08
Woody Woodward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.13
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13298
9.32
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3370
5.18
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13179
9.23
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3286
5.05
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.51
97.51
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.923
8.923
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.672
3.672
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.41
74.41
Ryan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
0.77
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
0.63
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Woodward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0