Matt Olson vs Ryan Howard

Matt OlsonRyan Howard

Matt Olson and Ryan Howard compared on their MLB careers: Matt Olson played 11 seasons, 2016 to 2026, Ryan Howard 13 seasons, 2004 to 2016. Matt Olson has .256 batting average to Ryan Howard's .258. Ryan Howard won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Matt Olson and Ryan Howard career totals
1,380GP1,572
5,105AB5,707
810R848
1,309H1,475
328HR382
897RBI1,194
13SB12
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.5SLG0.5
0.9OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Matt Olson and Ryan Howard postseason
19GP46
64AB170
9R22
13H44
4HR8
8RBI33
0SB1
0.2AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.4
0.4SLG0.5
0.7OPS0.8

Where each stands all time

Matt Olson and Ryan Howard all-time places
127th (328)Home runs76th (382)
—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

  • Matt Olson: 0 championships; AL Gold Glove ×2, NL Silver Slugger, NL Gold Glove
  • 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.

Matt Olson 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.
1st2016.095002004.28225
2nd2017.25924452005.2882263
3rd2018.24729842006.31358149
4th2019.26736912007.26847136
5th2020.19514422008.25148146
6th2021.271391112009.27945141
7th2022.240341032010.27631108
8th2023.283541392011.25333116
9th2024.24729982012.2191456
10th2025.27229952013.2661143
11th2026.25340892014.2232395
12th————2015.2292377
13th————2016.1962559

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI