Frank Howard

Positions: Leftfielder, Rightfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-7, 255lb (201cm, 115kg)

Born: August 8, 1936 in Columbus, OH us

Died: October 30, 2023 in Aldie, VA

High School: South HS (Columbus, OH)

School: The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)

Last Game: September 30, 1973 (Age 37-053d)
vs. NYY 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season

Full Name: Frank Oliver Howard

Nicknames: Hondo, The Capital Punisher or The Washington Monument

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

37.6

6488

1774

382

.273

864

RBI

1119

OBP

.352

SLG

.499

OPS

.851

OPS+

142

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1958	21	-1.9	Green Bay	IIIL	B	LAD	129	575	487	104	162	34	2	37	119	2		81	129	.333	.429	.639	1.067	311		3	1	3
1958	21	-7.2	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	8	30	29	3	7	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	11	.241	.267	.379	.646	11	1	0	0	0	0
1959	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	LAD	139	594	546	102	187	32	2	43	126	3	1	43	125	.343	.387	.645	1.032	352		0	0	5
1959	22	-5.7	Spokane	PCL	AAA	LAD	76	318	295	43	94	19	2	16	47	0	0	21	68	.319	.362	.559	.921	165		0	0	2
1959	22	-2.2	Victoria	TL	AA	LAD	63	276	251	59	93	13	0	27	79	3	1	22	57	.371	.417	.745	1.162	187		0	0	3
1959	22	-6.3	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	9	23	21	2	3	0	1	1	6	0	0	2	9	.143	.217	.381	.598	8	0	0	0	0	0
1960	23	-4.4	Spokane	PCL	AAA	LAD	26	115	97	17	36	11	0	4	24	0	0	18	17	.371	.470	.608	1.078	59		0	0	0
1960	23	-4.9	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	117	487	448	54	120	15	2	23	77	0	1	32	108	.268	.320	.464	.784	208	8	3	2	2	1
1961	24	-3.6	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	92	292	267	36	79	10	2	15	45	0	1	21	50	.296	.347	.517	.864	138	12	1	1	2	3
1962	25	-3.0	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	141	538	493	80	146	25	6	31	119	1	0	39	108	.296	.346	.560	.906	276	18	1	1	4	10
1963	26	-1.5	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	123	459	417	58	114	16	1	28	64	1	2	33	116	.273	.330	.518	.848	216	7	4	2	3	4
1964	27	-0.3	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	134	492	433	60	98	13	2	24	69	1	0	51	113	.226	.304	.432	.735	187	14	0	1	7	10
1965	28	0.7	WSA	AL	Maj	WSA	149	575	516	53	149	22	6	21	84	0	0	55	112	.289	.358	.477	.835	246	9	2	0	2	2
1966	29	1.8	WSA	AL	Maj	WSA	146	549	493	52	137	19	4	18	71	1	1	53	104	.278	.348	.442	.790	218	14	1	0	2	6
1967	30	2.8	WSA	AL	Maj	WSA	149	585	519	71	133	20	2	36	89	0	1	60	155	.256	.339	.511	.849	265	14	5	0	1	7
1968	31	3.8	WSA	AL	Maj	WSA	158	663	598	79	164	28	3	44	106	0	0	54	141	.274	.338	.552	.890	330	13	6	0	5	12
1969	32	4.7	WSA	AL	Maj	WSA	161	702	592	111	175	17	2	48	111	1	0	102	96	.296	.402	.574	.976	340	29	5	0	3	19
1970	33	5.4	WSA	AL	Maj	WSA	161	706	566	90	160	15	1	44	126	1	2	132	125	.283	.416	.546	.962	309	23	2	0	6	29
1971	34	6.3	WSA	AL	Maj	WSA	153	633	549	60	153	25	2	26	83	1	0	77	121	.279	.367	.474	.840	260	29	2	0	5	20
1972	35		2 Teams	AL	Maj	DET-TEX	109	368	320	29	78	10	0	10	38	1	0	46	63	.244	.340	.369	.709	118	16	1	0	1	8
1972	35	7.2	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	95	331	287	28	70	9	0	9	31	1	0	42	55	.244	.341	.369	.711	106	16	1	0	1	8
1972	35	7.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	14	37	33	1	8	1	0	1	7	0	0	4	8	.242	.324	.364	.688	12	0	0	0	0	0
1973	36	8.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	85	251	227	26	58	9	1	12	29	0	1	24	28	.256	.327	.463	.789	105	12	0	0	0	4
1974	37	8.8	Taiheiyo Club	JPPL	Fgn		1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	0	0	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (16 seasons)					Majors		1895	7353	6488	864	1774	245	35	382	1119	8	9	782	1460	.273	.352	.499	.851	3235	219	33	7	43	135
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		294	1284	1130	223	385	77	4	84	269	5	1	142	271	.341	.413	.639	1.052	722		3	1	8
Foreign (1 season)					Foreign		1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	0	0	0
All Levels (17 Seasons)							2190	8640	7620	1087	2159	322	39	466	1388	13	10	925	1731	.283	.361	.519	.881	3957	219	36	8	51	135

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		102	433	392	60	130	30	2	20	71	0	0	39	85	.332	.390	.571	.962	224		0	0	2
AA (1 season)					Minors		63	276	251	59	93	13	0	27	79	3	1	22	57	.371	.417	.745	1.162	187		0	0	3
B (1 season)					Minors		129	575	487	104	162	34	2	37	119	2		81	129	.333	.429	.639	1.067	311		3	1	3