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Ben Howard
Benjamin Richard Howard
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: January 15, 1979 in Danville, IL, US

Major League Stats

Minors Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1997 18 Padres ARIZ Rook SDP 1 4 .200 7.45 13 12 1 0 0 0 54.1 54 53 45 3 63 0 59 7 19 281 2.153 8.9 0.5 10.4 9.8 0.94
1998 19 Idaho Falls PION Rook SDP 4 5 .444 6.03 15 15 0 0 0 0 68.2 67 61 46 2 87 0 79 6 17 354 2.243 8.8 0.3 11.4 10.4 0.91
1999 20 Fort Wayne MIDW A SDP 6 10 .375 4.73 28 28 0 0 0 0 144.2 123 100 76 17 110 0 131 1 19 666 1.611 7.7 1.1 6.8 8.1 1.19
2000 21 Rancho Cucamonga CALL A_adv SDP 5 11 .313 6.37 32 19 4 0 0 0 107.1 88 87 76 8 111 1 150 1 14 506 1.854 7.4 0.7 9.3 12.6 1.35
2001 22 2 Teams 2 Lgs A_adv-AA SDP 10 2 .833 2.73 25 23 1 0 0 0 131.2 103 46 40 7 47 0 136 0 6 531 1.139 7.0 0.5 3.2 9.3 2.89
2001 22 Lake Elsinore CALL A_adv SDP 8 2 .800 2.83 18 18 0 0 0 0 101.2 86 37 32 4 32 0 107 0 3 414 1.161 7.6 0.4 2.8 9.5 3.34
2001 22 Mobile SOUL AA SDP 2 0 1.000 2.40 7 5 1 0 0 0 30.0 17 9 8 3 15 0 29 0 3 117 1.067 5.1 0.9 4.5 8.7 1.93
2002 23 2 Teams 2 Lgs AAA-AA SDP 3 5 .375 4.50 17 13 2 0 0 0 78.0 73 44 39 12 31 0 55 0 3 330 1.333 8.4 1.4 3.6 6.3 1.77
2002 23 Mobile SOUL AA SDP 3 1 .750 2.18 6 6 0 0 0 0 33.0 26 10 8 2 16 0 30 0 0 135 1.273 7.1 0.5 4.4 8.2 1.88
2002 23 Portland PCL AAA SDP 0 4 .000 6.20 11 7 2 0 0 0 45.0 47 34 31 10 15 0 25 0 3 195 1.378 9.4 2.0 3.0 5.0 1.67
2003 24 Portland PCL AAA SDP 7 9 .438 4.55 22 22 0 0 0 0 130.2 118 69 66 17 49 0 68 0 7 550 1.278 8.1 1.2 3.4 4.7 1.39
2004 25 Albuquerque PCL AAA FLA 3 0 1.000 3.67 23 0 4 0 0 1 34.1 29 16 14 3 22 2 28 0 4 151 1.485 7.6 0.8 5.8 7.3 1.27
2005 26 Albuquerque PCL AAA FLA 6 3 .667 4.63 54 3 12 0 0 2 83.2 85 49 43 13 29 1 87 0 2 371 1.363 9.1 1.4 3.1 9.4 3.00
2006 27 2 Teams 1 Lg AAA CLE-TOR 3 2 .600 5.37 45 0 28 0 0 11 57.0 59 36 34 7 21 2 29 0 7 247 1.404 9.3 1.1 3.3 4.6 1.38
2006 27 Syracuse IL AAA TOR 1 1 .500 8.82 11 0 4 0 0 0 16.1 21 16 16 6 7 0 8 0 2 75 1.714 11.6 3.3 3.9 4.4 1.14
2006 27 Buffalo IL AAA CLE 2 1 .667 3.98 34 0 24 0 0 11 40.2 38 20 18 1 14 2 21 0 5 172 1.279 8.4 0.2 3.1 4.6 1.50
2007 28 Iowa PCL AAA CHC 6 9 .400 4.28 55 0 21 0 0 2 82.0 84 41 39 13 24 2 68 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 35 2 11 0 0 1 65.2 74 40 36 5 26 2 43 0 6 297 1.523 10.1 0.7 3.6 5.9 1.65
2008 29 Nashville PCL AAA MIL 2 6 .250 4.73 31 2 9 0 0 1 59.0 66 34 31 5 22 2 41 0 5 266 1.492 10.1 0.8 3.4 6.3 1.86
2008 29 Huntsville SOUL AA MIL 0 1 .000 6.75 4 0 2 0 0 0 6.2 8 6 5 0 4 0 2 0 1 31 1.800 10.8 0.0 5.4 2.7 0.50
12 Seasons 56 67 .455 4.80 364 137 84 0 0 17 1038.0 957 642 554 107 620 10 933 15 105 4631 1.519 8.3 0.9 5.4 8.1 1.50
AAA (7 seasons) 27 33 .450 4.72 241 34 76 0 0 17 491.2 488 279 258 68 182 9 346 0 29 2127 1.363 8.9 1.2 3.3 6.3 1.90
AA (3 seasons) 5 2 .714 2.71 17 11 3 0 0 0 69.2 51 25 21 5 35 0 61 0 4 283 1.234 6.6 0.6 4.5 7.9 1.74
A_adv (2 seasons) 13 13 .500 4.65 50 37 4 0 0 0 209.0 174 124 108 12 143 1 257 1 17 920 1.517 7.5 0.5 6.2 11.1 1.80
Rook (2 seasons) 5 9 .357 6.66 28 27 1 0 0 0 123.0 121 114 91 5 150 0 138 13 36 635 2.203 8.9 0.4 11.0 10.1 0.92
A (1 season) 6 10 .375 4.73 28 28 0 0 0 0 144.2 123 100 76 17 110 0 131 1 19 666 1.611 7.7 1.1 6.8 8.1 1.19

Minors Batting

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Year Age 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
1997 18 Padres ARIZ Rook SDP 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 19 Idaho Falls PION Rook SDP 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 20 Fort Wayne MIDW A SDP 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 21 Rancho Cucamonga CALL A_adv SDP 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 22 2 Teams 2 Lgs AA-A_adv SDP 25 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 1 0 0
2001 22 Lake Elsinore CALL A_adv SDP 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 22 Mobile SOUL AA SDP 7 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 1 0 0
2002 23 2 Teams 2 Lgs AA-AAA SDP 17 17 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .133 .133 .133 .267 2 1 0 2 0 0
2002 23 Mobile SOUL AA SDP 6 12 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .100 .100 .100 .200 1 1 0 2 0 0
2002 23 Portland PCL AAA SDP 11 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 1 0 0 0 0 0
2003 24 Portland PCL AAA SDP 24 40 35 1 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 14 .171 .171 .229 .400 8 2 0 5 0 0
2004 25 Albuquerque PCL AAA FLA 23 6 6 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .333 .333 .500 .833 3 0 0 0 0 0
2005 26 Albuquerque PCL AAA FLA 37 8 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .250 .375 2 0 0 0 0 0
2006 27 2 Teams 1 Lg AAA TOR-CLE 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 27 Buffalo IL AAA CLE 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 27 Syracuse IL AAA TOR 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 28 Iowa PCL AAA CHC 55 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
2008 29 2 Teams 2 Lgs AAA-AA MIL 35 5 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .200 .200 .400 .600 2 0 0 0 0 0
2008 29 Huntsville SOUL AA MIL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 29 Nashville PCL AAA MIL 31 5 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .200 .200 .400 .600 2 0 0 0 0 0
12 Seasons 350 85 76 2 13 5 0 0 4 0 1 0 33 .171 .171 .237 .408 18 3 0 9 0 0
AAA (7 seasons) 226 68 62 2 11 5 0 0 4 0 1 0 25 .177 .177 .258 .435 16 2 0 6 0 0
AA (3 seasons) 17 17 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .143 .143 .143 .286 2 1 0 3 0 0
A_adv (2 seasons) 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rook (2 seasons) 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A (1 season) 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Minors Fielding

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Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G SB CS CS%
1997 18 Padres ARIZ Rook SDP P 13 12 4 5 3 1 .750 0.69 25 6 19%
1998 19 Idaho Falls PION Rook SDP P 15 11 3 5 3 0 .727 0.53 23 6 21%
1999 20 Fort Wayne MIDW A SDP P 28 28 8 11 9 0 .679 0.68 15 8 35%
2000 21 Rancho Cucamonga CALL A_adv SDP P 32 10 4 4 2 0 .800 0.25 34 15 31%
2001 22 2 Teams 2 Lgs A_adv-AA SDP P 25 14 8 5 1 0 .929 0.52 19 11 37%
2001 22 Lake Elsinore CALL A_adv SDP P 18 9 6 2 1 0 .889 0.44 17 9 35%
2001 22 Mobile SOUL AA SDP P 7 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 0.71 2 2 50%
2002 23 2 Teams 2 Lgs AAA-AA SDP P 17 12 3 8 1 0 .917 0.65 9 4 31%
2002 23 Mobile SOUL AA SDP P 6 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 0.83 4 3 43%
2002 23 Portland PCL AAA SDP P 11 7 2 4 1 0 .857 0.55 5 1 17%
2003 24 Portland PCL AAA SDP P 22 37 15 20 2 1 .946 1.59 26 9 26%
2004 25 Albuquerque PCL AAA FLA P 23 4 3 1 0 1 1.000 0.17
2005 26 Albuquerque PCL AAA FLA P 54 11 2 9 0 0 1.000 0.20
2006 27 2 Teams 1 Lg AAA CLE-TOR P 45 12 5 6 1 0 .917 0.24
2006 27 Syracuse IL AAA TOR P 11 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 0.27
2006 27 Buffalo IL AAA CLE P 34 9 3 5 1 0 .889 0.24
2007 28 Iowa PCL AAA CHC P 55 14 6 8 0 1 1.000 0.25
2008 29 2 Teams 2 Lgs AAA-AA MIL P 35 16 2 13 1 1 .938 0.43
2008 29 Huntsville SOUL AA MIL P 4 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.25
2008 29 Nashville PCL AAA MIL P 31 15 2 12 1 1 .933 0.45
12 Seasons 364 181 63 95 23 5 .873 0.43 151 59 28%
A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

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