Bill Howerton vs. Ed Kennedy — Career Comparison

Bill Howerton
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Ed Kennedy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaNew York MetropolitansAmerican AssociationLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Bill Howerton posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Kennedy. Bill Howerton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.836 vs .498) and on-base percentage (.364 vs .239). By the career numbers, Bill Howerton had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Howerton and Ed Kennedy

Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
198.39
Ed Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
155.06
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
747
600
Ed Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1157
600
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
650
522.09
Ed Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1105
573.03
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
142.97
Ed Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
116.68
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
105
84.34
Ed Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
96.97
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
31.33
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
20
10.37
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.64
Ed Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
6.74
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
17.67
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.59
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
58.63
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
38
19.71
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
89.96
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
71.04
36.84
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
246.59
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
286
148.31
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
216.87
Ed Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
143.65
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
76.31
Ed Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
73.64
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
85.14
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
23
11.93
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
143.78
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
160
82.97
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113.51
91.17
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
76.65
39.75
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.59
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
73.9
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
47
24.37
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
125
100.4
Ed Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.02
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
12.05
Ed Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.8
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.8
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.61
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Ed Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bill Howerton and Ed Kennedy

Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
Ed Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.04
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7797
27
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2599
9
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
Ed Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.45
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ed Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.15
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.22
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
Ed Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
1.81
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
Ed Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
1.6
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.11
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.98
87.98
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.913
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.542
1.542
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0