Dixie Howell vs. Mike Laga — Career Comparison

Dixie Howell
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher
Mike Laga
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Dixie Howell and Mike Laga are closely matched on the surface stats. Dixie Howell posted stronger numbers in OPS (.652 vs .600) and on-base percentage (.315 vs .246). Mike Laga had the advantage in slugging (.355 vs .337). By the career numbers, Dixie Howell had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dixie Howell and Mike Laga

Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
340
201.38
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
251.22
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1013
600
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
449
600
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
910
538.99
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PAverified
423
565.26
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
132.68
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
84
112.25
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
100.1
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
50
66.82
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
23.1
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
24.05
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.37
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
12
7.11
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.38
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
32.58
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
45.43
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.78
57.32
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
40.15
53.65
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
181.84
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
200.45
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
186.57
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
108
144.32
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
58.05
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
39
52.12
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
55.08
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
73.5
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
106.02
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
78
104.23
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104.2
61.72
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
34.51
46.12
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.37
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.67
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
51.53
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
22
29.4
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.59
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.01
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
82.92
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
153.67
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.24
7.24
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.92
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.18
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.67
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.85
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.02
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.59
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.34
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.18
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.78
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.34
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Dixie Howell and Mike Laga

Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
22.79
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.41
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.91
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2353
27
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
784.1
9
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1189
84.93
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
832
9.55
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
9.5
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.71
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.57
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1344
96
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
10.3
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
94.43
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
894
10.26
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.36
98.36
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.55
99.55
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.144
4.144
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.268
7.268
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.23
64.23
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.96
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.86
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0