Chris Owings vs. Howie Shanks — Career Comparison

Chris Owings
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueShortstop
Howie Shanks
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Howie Shanks comes out clearly ahead of Chris Owings across most offensive categories. Howie Shanks led in contact rate (K%+ 118 vs 94), walk rate (BB%+ 84 vs 61), and slugging (SLG+ 98 vs 91). Chris Owings held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 56 vs 53). Howie Shanks was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Chris Owings and Howie Shanks

Chris Owings
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Chris Owings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
723
174.29
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1665
155.75
Chris Owings
Career
Per 600 PA
2489
600
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6414
600
Chris Owings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2305
555.64
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5699
533.12
Chris Owings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Chris Owings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Chris Owings
Career
Per 600 PA
550
132.58
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1440
134.71
Chris Owings
Career
Per 600 PA
362
87.26
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
103.65
Chris Owings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
29.89
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
19.74
Chris Owings
Career
Per 600 PA
27
6.51
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
8.98
Chris Owings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
8.92
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.34
Chris Owings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
45.32
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332
31.06
Chris Owings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Chris Owings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Chris Owings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Chris Owings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
253.84
61.19
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
628.61
58.8
Chris Owings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
839
202.25
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1918
179.42
Chris Owings
Career
Per 600 PA
707
170.43
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1892
176.99
Chris Owings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Chris Owings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Chris Owings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Chris Owings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Chris Owings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Chris Owings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.596
0.596
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.589
0.589
Chris Owings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Chris Owings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262
63.16
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
604
56.5
Chris Owings
Career
Per 600 PA
220
53.03
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
58
Chris Owings
Career
Per 600 PA
445
107.27
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1199
112.16
Chris Owings
Career
Per 600 PA
251.63
60.66
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694.24
64.94
Chris Owings
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.37
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.46
Chris Owings
Career
Per 600 PA
143
34.47
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
415
38.82
Chris Owings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.13
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Owings
Career
Per 600 PA
610
147.05
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
507
47.43
Chris Owings
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
12.65
Chris Owings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Chris Owings
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.37
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
24.6
Chris Owings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.13
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Owings
Career
Per 600 PA
34
8.2
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Owings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
19.04
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
17.31
Chris Owings
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.86
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.58
Chris Owings
Career
Per 600 PA
95
22.9
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
24.88
Chris Owings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.16
83.16
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
69.55
69.55

Fielding Stats for Chris Owings and Howie Shanks

Chris Owings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Chris Owings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
1.18
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1606
Chris Owings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
1
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Owings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15554
27
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Owings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5184.2
9
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Owings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
1.51
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3140
Chris Owings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1188
2.06
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2122
Chris Owings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.08
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
Chris Owings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2103
3.65
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5538
Chris Owings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2056
3.57
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5262
Chris Owings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.77
97.77
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
Chris Owings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.028
3.028
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.277
Chris Owings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.13
85.13
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Owings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
0.44
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
Chris Owings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Owings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Owings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Owings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0