Dixie Howell vs. Bob Spence — Career Comparison

Dixie Howell
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher
Bob Spence
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Dixie Howell posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Spence. Dixie Howell posted stronger numbers in OPS (.652 vs .571) and on-base percentage (.315 vs .265). Bob Spence had the advantage in home run production (4 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Bob Spence

Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
340
201.38
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
210.73
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1013
600
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
205
600
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
910
538.99
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
183
535.61
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
132.68
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
37
108.29
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
100.1
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
27
79.02
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
23.1
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.63
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.37
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
7.11
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
32.58
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
10
29.27
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.78
57.32
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
15.84
46.35
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
181.84
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
56
163.9
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
186.57
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
54
158.05
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
58.05
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
13
38.05
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
55.08
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
55.61
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
106.02
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
28
81.95
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104.2
61.72
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
15.45
45.23
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.37
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
51.53
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
16
46.83
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
82.92
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
137.56
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.24
7.24
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
4.36
4.36
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.92
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.18
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.85
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.71
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.18
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.78
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Bob Spence
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Dixie Howell and Bob Spence

Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
22.79
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.18
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.02
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
27
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
9
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1189
84.93
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
9.81
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
9.5
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.76
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.57
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1344
96
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
10.63
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
94.43
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
10.56
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.36
98.36
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.33
99.33
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.144
4.144
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
86
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.11
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.86
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Bob Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bob Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0