Bill Howerton vs. Charlie Sands — Career Comparison

Bill Howerton
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Charlie Sands
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Bill Howerton and Charlie Sands are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Howerton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.836 vs .778) and slugging (.472 vs .393). Charlie Sands had the advantage in on-base percentage (.385 vs .364). 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 Charlie Sands

Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Charlie Sands
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
198.39
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
304.92
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
747
600
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
183
600
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650
522.09
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
145
475.41
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
142.97
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
31
101.64
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
84.34
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
18
59.02
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
31.33
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
6
19.67
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.64
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.28
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
17.67
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.67
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
58.63
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
13
42.62
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Charlie Sands
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Charlie Sands
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Charlie Sands
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
89.96
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
24.28
79.62
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
246.59
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
57
186.89
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
216.87
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
222.95
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Charlie Sands
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0.765
0.765
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0.797
0.797
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
76.31
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
15
49.18
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
85.14
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
23
75.41
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
143.78
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
32
104.92
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113.51
91.17
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
23.41
76.76
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sands
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.28
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
73.9
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
118.03
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sands
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.11
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
100.4
Charlie Sands
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
114.75
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
5.23
5.23
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Charlie Sands
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
1.03
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.02
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sands
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.28
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
12.05
Charlie Sands
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
13.11
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.8
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.8
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.61
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Bill Howerton and Charlie Sands

Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.51
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.01
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
27
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
9
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.13
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Charlie Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
5.55
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
5.3
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.11
Charlie Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.913
Charlie Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Charlie Sands
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.67
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Sands
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08