Ben Howard

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: January 15, 1979 in Danville, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2nd round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from Central Merry HS (Jackson, TN).

High School: Central Merry HS (Jackson, TN)

Last Game: October 1, 2004 (Age 25-260d)
vs. PHI 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2004 season

Full Name: Benjamin Richard Howard

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.7

ERA

5.20

83.0

WHIP

1.578

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1997	18	-1.0	Padres	ARIZ	Rk	SDP	1	4	.200	7.45	8.78	13	12	1	0	0	0	54.1	54	53	45	3	63	0	59	2	7	19	281	2.153	8.9	0.5	10.4	9.8	0.94
1998	19	-1.3	Idaho Falls	PION	Rk	SDP	4	5	.444	6.03	8.00	15	15	0	0	0	0	68.2	67	61	46	2	87	0	79	4	6	17	354	2.243	8.8	0.3	11.4	10.4	0.91
1999	20	-1.5	Fort Wayne	MIDW	A	SDP	6	10	.375	4.73	6.22	28	28	0	0	0	0	144.2	123	100	76	17	110	0	131	5	1	19	666	1.611	7.7	1.1	6.8	8.1	1.19
2000	21	-1.9	Rancho Cucamonga	CALL	A+	SDP	5	11	.313	6.37	7.30	32	19	4	0	0	0	107.1	88	87	76	8	111	1	150	2	1	14	506	1.854	7.4	0.7	9.3	12.6	1.35
2001	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	SDP	10	2	.833	2.73	3.14	25	23	1	0	0	0	131.2	103	46	40	7	47	0	136	1	0	6	531	1.139	7.0	0.5	3.2	9.3	2.89
2001	22	-2.1	Mobile	SOUL	AA	SDP	2	0	1.000	2.40	2.70	7	5	1	0	0	0	30.0	17	9	8	3	15	0	29	0	0	3	117	1.067	5.1	0.9	4.5	8.7	1.93
2001	22	-0.8	Lake Elsinore	CALL	A+	SDP	8	2	.800	2.83	3.28	18	18	0	0	0	0	101.2	86	37	32	4	32	0	107	1	0	3	414	1.161	7.6	0.4	2.8	9.5	3.34
2002	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	SDP	3	5	.375	4.50	5.08	17	13	2	0	0	0	78.0	73	44	39	12	31	0	55	3	0	3	330	1.333	8.4	1.4	3.6	6.3	1.77
2002	23	-3.9	Portland	PCL	AAA	SDP	0	4	.000	6.20	6.80	11	7	2	0	0	0	45.0	47	34	31	10	15	0	25	2	0	3	195	1.378	9.4	2.0	3.0	5.0	1.67
2002	23	-0.5	Mobile	SOUL	AA	SDP	3	1	.750	2.18	2.73	6	6	0	0	0	0	33.0	26	10	8	2	16	0	30	1	0	0	135	1.273	7.1	0.5	4.4	8.2	1.88
2002	23	-5.8	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	0	1	.000	9.28	9.28	3	2	0	0	0	0	10.2	13	11	11	4	14	1	10	0	0	0	58	2.531	11.0	3.4	11.8	8.4	0.71
2003	24	-3.1	Portland	PCL	AAA	SDP	7	9	.438	4.55	4.75	22	22	0	0	0	0	130.2	118	69	66	17	49	0	68	6	0	7	550	1.278	8.1	1.2	3.4	4.7	1.39
2003	24	-4.8	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	1	3	.250	3.63	4.41	6	6	0	0	0	0	34.2	31	17	14	10	15	1	24	0	0	1	148	1.327	8.0	2.6	3.9	6.2	1.60
2004	25	-2.2	Albuquerque	PCL	AAA	FLA	3	0	1.000	3.67	4.19	23	0	4	0	0	1	34.1	29	16	14	3	22	2	28	0	0	4	151	1.485	7.6	0.8	5.8	7.3	1.27
2004	25	-4.2	FLA	NL	Maj	FLA	1	1	.500	5.50	5.50	31	0	7	0	0	0	37.2	37	23	23	6	21	3	33	1	0	3	167	1.540	8.8	1.4	5.0	7.9	1.57
2005	26	-1.2	Albuquerque	PCL	AAA	FLA	6	3	.667	4.63	5.27	54	3	12	0	0	2	83.2	85	49	43	13	29	1	87	5	0	2	371	1.363	9.1	1.4	3.1	9.4	3.00
2006	27		2 Teams	IL	AAA	CLE-TOR	3	2	.600	5.37	5.68	45	0	28	0	0	11	57.0	59	36	34	7	21	2	29	4	0	7	247	1.404	9.3	1.1	3.3	4.6	1.38
2006	27	-0.1	Buffalo	IL	AAA	CLE	2	1	.667	3.98	4.43	34	0	24	0	0	11	40.2	38	20	18	1	14	2	21	4	0	5	172	1.279	8.4	0.2	3.1	4.6	1.50
2006	27	-0.1	Syracuse	IL	AAA	TOR	1	1	.500	8.82	8.82	11	0	4	0	0	0	16.1	21	16	16	6	7	0	8	0	0	2	75	1.714	11.6	3.3	3.9	4.4	1.14
2007	28	1.2	Iowa	PCL	AAA	CHC	6	9	.400	4.28	4.50	55	0	21	0	0	2	82.0	84	41	39	13	24	2	68	4	0	1	347	1.317	9.2	1.4	2.6	7.5	2.83
2008	29		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	MIL	2	7	.222	4.93	5.48	35	2	11	0	0	1	65.2	74	40	36	5	26	2	43	4	0	6	297	1.523	10.1	0.7	3.6	5.9	1.65
2008	29	2.1	Nashville	PCL	AAA	MIL	2	6	.250	4.73	5.19	31	2	9	0	0	1	59.0	66	34	31	5	22	2	41	2	0	5	266	1.492	10.1	0.8	3.4	6.3	1.86
2008	29	4.5	Huntsville	SOUL	AA	MIL	0	1	.000	6.75	8.10	4	0	2	0	0	0	6.2	8	6	5	0	4	0	2	2	0	1	31	1.800	10.8	0.0	5.4	2.7	0.50
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (3 seasons)					Majors		2	5	.286	5.20	5.53	40	8	7	0	0	0	83.0	81	51	48	20	50	5	67	1	0	4	373	1.578	8.8	2.2	5.4	7.3	1.34
Minors (12 seasons)					Minors		56	67	.455	4.80	5.57	364	137	84	0	0	17	1038.0	957	642	554	107	620	10	933	40	15	105	4631	1.519	8.3	0.9	5.4	8.1	1.50
All Levels (12 Seasons)							58	72	.446	4.83	5.56	404	145	91	0	0	17	1121.0	1038	693	602	127	670	15	1000	41	15	109	5004	1.524	8.3	1.0	5.4	8.0	1.49

AAA (7 seasons)					Minors		27	33	.450	4.72	5.11	241	34	76	0	0	17	491.2	488	279	258	68	182	9	346	23	0	29	2127	1.363	8.9	1.2	3.3	6.3	1.90
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		5	2	.714	2.71	3.23	17	11	3	0	0	0	69.2	51	25	21	5	35	0	61	3	0	4	283	1.234	6.6	0.6	4.5	7.9	1.74
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		13	13	.500	4.65	5.34	50	37	4	0	0	0	209.0	174	124	108	12	143	1	257	3	1	17	920	1.517	7.5	0.5	6.2	11.1	1.80
A (1 season)					Minors		6	10	.375	4.73	6.22	28	28	0	0	0	0	144.2	123	100	76	17	110	0	131	5	1	19	666	1.611	7.7	1.1	6.8	8.1	1.19
Rk (2 seasons)					Minors		5	9	.357	6.66	8.34	28	27	1	0	0	0	123.0	121	114	91	5	150	0	138	6	13	36	635	2.203	8.9	0.4	11.0	10.1	0.92