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Ben Howard
Benjamin Richard Howard

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 190 lb.

Debut April 28, 2002
  vs. PIT 5.0 IP, 4 H, 4 SO, 4 BB, 1 ER
Final Game October 1, 2004
Born January 15, 1979 in Danville, IL

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2nd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 1997. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 2002 23 SDP NL   0   1   3   2   0   0   0  0   10.7   13   11   11   4   14   10   0   0    58   1   0  9.28  3.74   40 2.531
 2003 24 SDP NL   1   3   6   6   0   0   0  0   34.7   31   17   14  10   15   24   0   1   148   1   0  3.63  3.94  108 1.327
 2004 25 FLA NL   1   1  31   0   0   0   7  0   37.7   37   23   23   6   21   33   1   3   167   3   0  5.50  4.10   75 1.540
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  3 Yr WL% .286   2   5  40   8   0   0   7  0   83.0   81   51   48  20   50   67   1   4   373   5   0  5.20  3.99   77 1.578
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     2   7  56  11   0   0   9  0  117.3  114   72   68  28   70   94   1   5   528   7   0  5.20  3.99   77 1.578
 Career High      1   3  31   6   0   0   7  0   37.7   37   23   23  10   21   33   1   3   167   3   0                       

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2002 23 SDP NL   3    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 2003 24 SDP NL   6   11    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .091  .091  .091  -50    1   0   0   0   0   0
 2004 25 FLA NL  29    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons       38   18    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   7  .056  .056  .056  -70    1   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         77    4    4   0  0   0    0   0  0   0  30  .056  .056  .056  -70    4   4   0   0   0   0
 Career High     29   11    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5                           1   1   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2002 23 SDP NL    5    5    0   0.0    98| .000  .254| .000  .326| .000  .404| .000  .730|-100  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 2003 24 SDP NL   11   10    0   0.0   101| .091  .258| .091  .328| .091  .413| .182  .741| -50  .000  -2.4  -0.2   0%
 2004 25 FLA NL    3    3    0   0.0   107| .000  .263| .000  .334| .000  .427| .000  .762|-100  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons        19   18    0   0.0   101| .056  .258| .056  .328| .056  .414| .112  .742| -70  .000  -4.3  -0.4   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2002 23 SDP NL P 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 0.47 0.84 1.85 2 10.7 2003 24 SDP NL P 6 3 3 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 0.48 1.56 1.84 6 34.7 2004 25 FLA NL P 31 2 4 0 1 1.000 .968 0.19 0.47 1.43 1.84 0 37.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2002 23 SDP NL P 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 0.47 0.84 1.85 2 10.7 2003 24 SDP NL P 6 3 3 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 0.48 1.56 1.84 6 34.7 2004 25 FLA NL P 31 2 4 0 1 1.000 .968 0.19 0.47 1.43 1.84 0 37.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 40 5 8 0 1 1.000 .963 0.33 0.47 1.41 1.84 8 83.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 40 5 8 0 1 1.000 .963 0.33 0.47 1.41 1.84 8 83
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

June 3, 1997: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2nd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed June 25, 1997.

April 3, 2004: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Florida Marlins for Blaine Neal.

October 15, 2005: Released by the Florida Marlins.

December 16, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

July 16, 2006: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

July 24, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

October 15, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

November 16, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.


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