Giancarlo Stanton vs Ryan Howard

Giancarlo StantonRyan Howard

Giancarlo Stanton and Ryan Howard compared on their MLB careers: Giancarlo Stanton played 17 seasons, 2010 to 2026, Ryan Howard 13 seasons, 2004 to 2016. Giancarlo Stanton has .258 batting average to Ryan Howard's .258. Ryan Howard won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Giancarlo Stanton and Ryan Howard career totals
1,751GP1,572
6,364AB5,707
951R848
1,642H1,475
456HR382
1,183RBI1,194
43SB12
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.5SLG0.5
0.9OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Giancarlo Stanton and Ryan Howard postseason
48GP46
177AB170
26R22
45H44
18HR8
44RBI33
2SB1
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.4
0.6SLG0.5
0.9OPS0.8

Where each stands all time

Giancarlo Stanton and Ryan Howard all-time places
40th (456)Home runs76th (382)
150th (1,183)RBI145th (1,194)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Giancarlo Stanton: 0 championships; Hank Aaron Award ×2, NL Silver Slugger ×2, NL MVP
  • Ryan Howard: 1 championship; NL Rookie of the Year, Hank Aaron Award, NL MVP, NL Silver Slugger

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Giancarlo Stanton and Ryan Howard season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st2010.25922592004.28225
2nd2011.26234872005.2882263
3rd2012.29037862006.31358149
4th2013.24924622007.26847136
5th2014.288371052008.25148146
6th2015.26527672009.27945141
7th2016.24027742010.27631108
8th2017.281591322011.25333116
9th2018.266381002012.2191456
10th2019.2883132013.2661143
11th2020.2504112014.2232395
12th2021.27335972015.2292377
13th2022.21131782016.1962559
14th2023.1912460————
15th2024.2332772————
16th2025.2732466————
17th2026.256314————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI