Bill Howerton vs. Willie Kirkland — Career Comparison

Bill Howerton
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Willie Kirkland
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Bill Howerton holds a real edge over Willie Kirkland in this comparison. Bill Howerton led in walk rate (BB%+ 124 vs 96), on-base percentage (OBP+ 106 vs 96), and slugging (SLG+ 117 vs 109). Willie Kirkland held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 79 vs 54). The edge belongs to Bill Howerton.

Hitting Stats for Bill Howerton and Willie Kirkland

Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
198.39
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1149
177.59
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
747
600
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3882
600
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
650
522.09
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3494
540.03
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
142.97
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
837
129.37
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
84.34
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526
81.3
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
31.33
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
20.71
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.64
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
4.48
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
22
17.67
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
22.87
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
58.63
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
48.07
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
89.96
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477.03
73.73
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
307
246.59
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1473
227.67
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
216.87
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1175
181.61
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
76.31
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
68.47
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
85.14
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
78.67
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
143.78
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
804
124.27
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113.51
91.17
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470.08
72.66
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.32
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
73.9
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
49.92
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
5.87
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
100.4
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
648
100.15
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
5.98
5.98
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
5.99
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.02
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
2.47
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
5.26
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
12.05
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
6.96
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
8.04
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
2.94
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.61
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
10.97
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.24
73.24

Fielding Stats for Bill Howerton and Willie Kirkland

Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
1.14
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
0.98
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23544
27
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7848
9
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1740
2
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.1
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.06
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1871
2.15
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1823
2.09
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.11
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.43
97.43
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.913
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.832
1.832
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Willie Kirkland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.02
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Kirkland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0