Bill Howerton vs. Erik Kratz — Career Comparison

Bill Howerton
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Erik Kratz
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Bill Howerton posted the stronger offensive profile against Erik Kratz. Bill Howerton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.836 vs .617) and on-base percentage (.364 vs .262). Erik Kratz had the advantage in home run production (31 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Erik Kratz

Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
247
198.39
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
211.36
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
747
600
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
951
600
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
650
522.09
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
881
555.84
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
142.97
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
116.09
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
84.34
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
73.82
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
31.33
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
36
22.71
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.64
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
22
17.67
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
19.56
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
58.63
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
67
42.27
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
89.96
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
84.14
53.08
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
307
246.59
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
313
197.48
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
216.87
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
243
153.31
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
76.31
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
76
47.95
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
85.14
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
105
66.25
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
143.78
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
150
94.64
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113.51
91.17
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
74.43
46.96
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.57
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
73.9
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
47
29.65
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.42
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
100.4
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
208
131.23
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
4.57
4.57
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.02
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.26
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.68
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
12.05
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
28
17.67
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.8
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.63
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.8
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.61
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.63
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bill Howerton and Erik Kratz

Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.24
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.98
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6333
27
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2111
9
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1954
8.33
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.55
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2094
8.93
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2083
8.88
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.11
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.47
99.47
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.913
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.158
7.158
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.69
78.69
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Erik Kratz
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.54
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Kratz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.26