Bill Howerton vs. Chris Shelton — Career Comparison

Bill Howerton
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Chris Shelton
Gen XUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Bill Howerton and Chris Shelton are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 106 for Bill Howerton, 104 for Chris Shelton), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 117 vs 113). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Bill Howerton and Chris Shelton

Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
198.39
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
171.84
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
747
600
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1044
600
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
650
522.09
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
930
534.48
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
178
142.97
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
145.98
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
105
84.34
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
94.25
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
31.33
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
26.44
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.64
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.02
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
22
17.67
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.26
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
58.63
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
51.72
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
89.96
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144.19
82.87
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
307
246.59
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
425
244.25
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
216.87
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
359
206.32
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.802
0.802
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
76.31
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
75.86
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
85.14
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
71.26
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
143.78
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
125.86
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113.51
91.17
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147.03
84.5
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.17
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
73.9
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
55.17
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
100.4
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
252
144.83
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
4.14
4.14
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.02
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.72
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
12.05
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
26
14.94
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.61
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.3
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Bill Howerton and Chris Shelton

Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
1.18
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.98
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5939
27
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979.2
9
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2087
9.49
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.64
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2243
10.2
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2228
10.13
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.11
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.33
99.33
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.913
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.602
8.602
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.01
83.01
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.94
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0