Thomas Howard

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: December 11, 1964 in Middletown, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (11th) of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ball State University (Muncie, IN).

High School: Valley View HS (Germantown, OH)

School: Ball State University (Muncie, IN)

Debut: July 3, 1990 (Age 25-204d, 15,784th in major league history)
vs. PIT 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 2000 (Age 35-295d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1991 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Thomas Sylvester Howard

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.4

2483

655

.264

297

RBI

264

OBP

.311

SLG

.384

OPS

.695

OPS+

Summary of 44 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

2 leading off, 0 walk-off, 4 tying, 15 go ahead

6 Tms
CIN	18
STL	12
CLE	5
SDP	4
HOU	3
LAD	2

Platoon
vs RHP	39
vs LHP	5

Home/Road
Away	23
Home	21

Outs
0	18
1	15
2	11

17 Opps
CHC	6
STL	5
NYM	5
HOU	5
LAD	4
SFG	3
ARI	2
COL	2
CIN	2
DET	2
PIT	2
MIN	1
NYY	1
BAL	1
PHI	1
MON	1
TOR	1

39 Pitchers
Ramón Martínez	3
Turk Wendell	2
Jon Lieber	2
Pete Harnisch	2
Barry Manuel	1
Doug Henry	1
Terry Adams	1
Chris Holt	1
Jim Abbott	1
Octavio Dotel	1
Les Lancaster	1
Luis Aquino	1
Brian Williams	1
Jeff Juden	1
Bobby Thigpen	1
Willie Banks	1
Mauro Gozzo	1
John Smiley	1
Dennis Martínez	1
Mike Moore	1
Scott Sanderson	1
Steve Trachsel	1
Craig Lefferts	1
Gino Minutelli	1
Dennis Eckersley	1
Dave Burba	1
Todd Stottlemyre	1
Jack Morris	1
Bobby Jones	1
Braden Looper	1
Keith Osik	1
René Arocha	1
Kevin Ritz	1
Onan Masaoka	1
Rolando Arrojo	1
José Lima	1
Mark Clark	1
Armando Reynoso	1
Jeff Weaver	1

14 Parks
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	9
Busch Stad (STL)	8
Qualcomm St (SAN)	4
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	4
ClevelandStd (CLE)	4
Dodger Stad (LOS)	4
Coors Fld (DEN)	2
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	2
3Com Park (SFO)	2
VeteransStad (PHI)	1
Comerica Pk (DET)	1
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
9	17
89	8
8	7
7	6
78	6

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	12
5	12
2	7
4	5
3	4
6	2
Unk	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	44

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	22
1--	9
-2-	5
12-	4
-23	2
123	1
--3	1

74 RBI
RISP	13
0 on	22
1 on	15
2 on	6
3 on	1
Any on	22

Inning
1	7
2	3
3	4
4	3
5	4
6	4
7	11
8	3
9	5

1-3	14
4-6	11
7-end	19

RelScore
+4..	8
+3	3
+1	5
Tied	12
-1	3
-2	6
-3	3
-4..	4

Ahead	16
Tied	12
Behind	16

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	12
1-2	6
3-1	6
1-0	4
0-2	3
2-1	3
0-1	3
Unk	2
3-2	1
1-1	1
2-2	1
3-0	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
RF	14
LF	11
CF	10
PH	8
DH	1

OrderPos
1st	9
5th	8
9th	6
2nd	6
7th	5
4th	4
8th	3
6th	3

Leverage
High Lev	11
Medium Lev	13
Low Lev	20

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1991-06-15	SDP		CHC	Les Lancaster	behind 0-2	b 6	1	-2-	2,(0-1) FX	2	8	7	0.270	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); S. Coolbaugh Scores; T. Howard Scores
2	2	2	1	1991-08-11	SDP		CIN	Gino Minutelli	ahead 10-0	b 7	1	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	9	PH	0.000	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); T. Howard Scores
3	3	3	1	1991-09-06	SDP		STL	Mark Clark	ahead 5-0	b 8	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	7	0.003	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball); T. Howard Scores
4	4	4	1	1991-09-16	SDP		HOU	Brian Williams	tied 0-0	b 7	1	12-	5,(3-1) BBBCX	3	7	9	0.299	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. Santiago Scores; D. Jackson Scores; T. Howard Scores
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1992-07-22	CLE	@	MIN	John Smiley	behind 0-1	t 9	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	8	0.362	40%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Howard Scores
6	6	2	1	1992-10-02	CLE		BAL	Craig Lefferts	tied 0-0	b 1	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	2	7	0.159	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Lofton Scores; T. Howard Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1993-04-07	CLE		NYY	Jim Abbott	ahead 1-0	b 3	1	---	5,(1-2) BFCFX	1	2	7	0.100	75%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
8	8	2	1	1993-04-16	CLE		TOR	Jack Morris	tied 0-0	b 1	0	-2-	2,(0-1) SX	2	2	9	0.124	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); K. Lofton Scores
9	9	3	1	1993-08-04	CLE		DET	Mike Moore	behind 1-8	b 7	2	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	1	8	0.006	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
10	10	4	1	1993-08-22	CIN		MON	Dennis Martínez	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	5,(1-2) CSBFX	1	1	8	0.099	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
11	11	5	1	1993-08-28	CIN	@	PHI	Bobby Thigpen	behind 4-5	t 6	1	12-	5,(0-2) CTFFX	3	1	7	0.369	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Branson Scores; J. Daugherty Scores
12	12	6	1	1993-08-30	CIN	@	STL	René Arocha	ahead 4-0	t 4	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	1	7	0.060	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Branson Scores
13	13	7	1	1993-09-19	CIN		SFG	Scott Sanderson	behind 1-4	b 5	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	7	0.092	25%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1994-04-26	CIN		CHC	Turk Wendell	behind 0-2	b 2	0	---	5,(1-2) CFBFX	1	5	8	0.102	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
15	15	2	1	1994-05-02	CIN	@	CHC	Willie Banks	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	4,(1-2) BFLX	1	4	7	0.104	60%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
16	16	3	1	1994-06-04	CIN		NYM	Bobby Jones	behind 0-3	b 7	0	1--	5,(1-2) SFFBX	2	7	9	0.188	36%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Boone Scores
17	17	4	1	1994-06-05	CIN		NYM	Mauro Gozzo	behind 2-4	b 4	0	1--	5,(2-2) BCBFX	2	5	9	0.203	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); K. Mitchell Scores
18	18	5	1	1994-07-08	CIN		PIT	Jon Lieber	ahead 4-3	b 3	2	-23	6,(1-2) FBFFFX	3	6	7	0.204	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); H. Morris Scores; T. Fernández Scores
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	1995-07-01	CIN	@	NYM	Pete Harnisch	tied 1-1	t 3	0	---	5,(3-1) BBCBX	1	2	8	0.115	61%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
20	20	2	1	1995-07-27	CIN	@	SFG	Luis Aquino	ahead 9-6	t 7	0	12-		3	7	PH	0.054	98%		Home Run (CF-RF); B. Boone Scores; B. Santiago Scores
21	21	3	1	1995-08-01	CIN		NYM	Pete Harnisch	ahead 3-0	b 5	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	8	0.047	93%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	1996-05-05	CIN	@	SFG	Jeff Juden	ahead 10-3	t 8	1	-2-	1,(0-0) .X	2	9	PH	0.002	100%		Home Run (Line Drive); B. Boone Scores
23	23	2	1	1996-07-02	CIN	@	STL	Dennis Eckersley	behind 2-4	t 9	0	---	2,(0-1) ....CX	1	9	PH	0.090	17%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); T. Howard Scores
24	24	3	1	1996-07-07	CIN	@	CHC	Terry Adams	tied 4-4	t 9	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	6	PH	0.330	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
25	25	4	1	1996-08-12	CIN		LAD	Ramón Martínez	behind 1-6	b 7	0	---	4,(2-1) BSBX	1	5	8	0.034	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
26	26	5	1	1996-08-28	CIN	@	COL	Kevin Ritz	tied 0-0	t 3	2	---	5,(3-1) BBCBX	1	1	9	0.101	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
27	27	6	1	1996-09-09	CIN	@	LAD	Ramón Martínez	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	9	0.100	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
28	28	1	1	1997-04-18	HOU	@	LAD	Ramón Martínez	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	6,(3-2) FFBBBX	1	5	7	0.111	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
29	29	2	1	1997-06-04	HOU	@	CIN	Dave Burba	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---		1	2	8	0.098	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
30	30	3	1	1997-07-23	HOU	@	STL	Todd Stottlemyre	tied 0-0	t 1	0	1--	2,(1-0) PX	2	2	8	0.152	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Biggio Scores
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
31	31	1	1	1998-04-02	LAD	@	STL	Braden Looper	behind 3-5	t 9	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	9	7	0.359	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Luke Scores
32	32	2	1	1998-04-07	LAD		ARI	Barry Manuel	ahead 8-1	b 5	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	8	8	0.005	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
33	33	1	1	1999-05-23	STL	@	LAD	Onan Masaoka	ahead 4-3	t 7	2	-23	5,(3-1) BFBBX	3	9	PH	0.232	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Castillo Scores; J. McEwing Scores
34	34	2	1	1999-06-18	STL		NYM	Turk Wendell	behind 0-5	b 8	2	--3	1,(0-0) X	2	9	9	0.033	5%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); E. Davis Scores
35	35	3	1	1999-09-17	STL		HOU	José Lima	ahead 7-4	b 4	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	9	0.060	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
36	36	4	1	1999-09-18	STL		HOU	Doug Henry	ahead 11-6	b 7	1	1--	3,(0-2) SCX	2	5	9	0.012	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); L. Ordaz Scores
37	37	5	1	1999-09-20	STL	@	CHC	Jon Lieber	ahead 1-0	t 7	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	5	9	0.216	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Lankford Scores
38	38	6	1	1999-09-22	STL	@	CHC	Steve Trachsel	behind 2-4	t 6	0	---	4,(2-1) FBBX	1	5	9	0.118	35%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
39	39	1	1	2000-04-11	STL	@	HOU	Chris Holt	behind 3-6	t 7	1	123	1,(0-0) X	4	8	PH	0.397	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. McGwire Scores; J. Edmonds Scores; E. Davis Scores
40	40	2	1	2000-04-12	STL	@	HOU	Octavio Dotel	behind 3-4	t 6	0	1--	3,(0-2) FFX	2	6	9	0.232	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Edmonds Scores
41	41	3	1	2000-04-16 (1)	STL	@	COL	Rolando Arrojo	ahead 1-0	t 1	2	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	4	9	0.080	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
42	42	4	1	2000-05-20	STL	@	PIT	Keith Osik	ahead 15-3	t 9	1	-2-	4,(3-0) BBBX	2	4	PH	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); E. Marrero Scores
43	43	5	1	2000-06-09	STL	@	DET	Jeff Weaver	behind 0-4	t 7	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	5	DH	0.093	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Edmonds Scores
44	44	6	1	2000-07-26	STL		ARI	Armando Reynoso	ahead 5-1	b 5	2	12-	5,(3-1) BBBCX	3	7	9	0.062	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); F. Tatís Scores; R. Lankford Scores