Dixie Howell vs. Gene Leek — Career Comparison

Dixie Howell
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher
Gene Leek
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Dixie Howell and Gene Leek are closely matched on the surface stats. Dixie Howell posted stronger numbers in OPS (.652 vs .603) and on-base percentage (.315 vs .254). Gene Leek had the advantage in slugging (.349 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 Gene Leek

Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
201.38
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PA
77
175.67
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1013
600
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PA
263
600
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
910
538.99
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
249
568.06
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
132.68
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PA
55
125.48
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
100.1
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PA
36
82.13
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
23.1
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
27.38
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.37
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.28
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
7.11
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.69
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
32.58
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
43.35
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Gene Leek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Gene Leek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Gene Leek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.78
57.32
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PA
21.41
48.85
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
181.84
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
198.48
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
186.57
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PA
66
150.57
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Gene Leek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Gene Leek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
58.05
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PA
23
52.47
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
55.08
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
57.03
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
106.02
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PA
42
95.82
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104.2
61.72
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PA
19.64
44.81
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.37
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.56
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
51.53
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PA
9
20.53
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
82.92
Gene Leek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
152.85
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.24
7.24
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PA
3.93
3.93
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
5.92
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.84
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.18
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.85
Gene Leek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
18.25
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.18
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.28
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.78
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.28
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Gene Leek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Dixie Howell and Gene Leek

Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Gene Leek
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
22.79
Gene Leek
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Gene Leek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.01
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Gene Leek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1746
27
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Gene Leek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582
9
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1189
84.93
Gene Leek
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.3
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
9.5
Gene Leek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
2.61
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.57
Gene Leek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.22
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1344
96
Gene Leek
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
4.13
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
94.43
Gene Leek
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
3.91
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Gene Leek
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.76
94.76
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.144
4.144
Gene Leek
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.373
3.373
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Gene Leek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Gene Leek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.86
Gene Leek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Gene Leek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Gene Leek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Gene Leek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0