Richie Sexson vs Ryan Howard

Richie SexsonRyan Howard

Richie Sexson and Ryan Howard compared on their MLB careers: Richie Sexson played 12 seasons, 1997 to 2008, Ryan Howard 13 seasons, 2004 to 2016. Richie Sexson has .261 batting average to Ryan Howard's .258. Ryan Howard won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Richie Sexson and Ryan Howard career totals
1,367GP1,572
4,928AB5,707
748R848
1,286H1,475
306HR382
943RBI1,194
14SB12
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.5SLG0.5
0.9OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Richie Sexson and Ryan Howard postseason
9GP46
14AB170
1R22
1H44
0HR8
1RBI33
0SB1
0.1AVG0.3
0.2OBP0.4
0.1SLG0.5
0.3OPS0.8

Where each stands all time

Richie Sexson and Ryan Howard all-time places
159th (306)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

  • Richie Sexson: 0 championships; none on file
  • 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.

Richie Sexson 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.
1st1997.273002004.28225
2nd1998.31011352005.2882263
3rd1999.255311162006.31358149
4th2000.27230912007.26847136
5th2001.271451252008.25148146
6th2002.279291022009.27945141
7th2003.272451242010.27631108
8th2004.2339232011.25333116
9th2005.263391212012.2191456
10th2006.264341072013.2661143
11th2007.20521632014.2232395
12th2008.22112362015.2292377
13th————2016.1962559

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI