Ryan Howard

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-4, 250lb (193cm, 113kg)

Born: November 19, 1979 in St. Louis, MO us

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 5th round of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from Missouri State University (Springfield, MO).

High School: Lafayette HS (Wildwood, MO)

School: Missouri State University (Springfield, MO)

Debut: September 1, 2004 (Age 24-287d, 18,554th in major league history)
vs. ATL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 2016 (Age 36-318d)
vs. NYM 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2005 season

Agents: Excel Sports Management • Previously: CAA Sports

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Ryan James Howard

Nicknames: Big Piece

Pronunciation: \HOW-erd\

Twitter: @ryanhoward

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MVP
Rookie of the Year
3x All-Star
HR Derby Champ
2008 World Series
Silver Slugger
NLCS MVP
ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.7

5707

1475

382

.259

848

RBI

1194

OBP

.344

SLG

.515

OPS

.859

OPS+

125

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-8 / in Starts: 4-1
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 42 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	30 (16-10-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 42 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	26 (13-8-4)

Most Driven In
Self	2
L Collier	1
M Byrd	1
T Pratt	1
B Abreu	0

Most Driven In By
Self	2
J Michaels	1
E Milton	1

2004 Batting Game Log

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2004 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	HBP	GDP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	133 (132)	Sep 1	PHI		ATL	L,2-7	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.38	-0.034	.09	0.00%	-0.32	PH
2	2	137 (3)	Sep 6	PHI	@	ATL	L,1-3	5-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	2.57	-0.059	.13	0.00%	-0.49	PH
3	3	138	Sep 8 (1)	PHI	@	ATL	W,5-3	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.25	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.17	PH
4	4	139	Sep 8 (2)	PHI	@	ATL	W,4-1	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	4	1.24	0.052	.04	0.00%	-0.53	1B
5	5	141 (1)	Sep 10	PHI	@	NYM	W,9-5	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	9	.04	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.11	PH
6	6	142	Sep 11	PHI	@	NYM	W,11-9	7-7	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.800	1.200	9	1.52	0.143	.23	0.01%	1.38	PH
7	7	144 (1)	Sep 13	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-4	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.400	.455	.800	1.255	9	1.15	0.042	.28	0.01%	0.26	PH
8	8	145	Sep 14	PHI	@	CIN	L,6-7	6-6	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.455	.500	.909	1.409	9	.98	0.063	.12	0.01%	0.42	PH
9	9	146	Sep 15	PHI	@	CIN	W,9-1	1-GF	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	.375	.412	.688	1.099	4	.61	-0.035	.03	0.00%	-1.45	1B
10	10	147	Sep 17	PHI		MON	L,8-12	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.364	.619	.983	5	.46	0.048	.01	0.00%	0.22	1B
11	11	148	Sep 18	PHI		MON	L,5-6	7-8	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.364	.391	.773	1.164	9	1.43	0.227	.01	0.00%	1.00	PH
12	12	150 (1)	Sep 21	PHI	@	FLA	W,4-2	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.348	.375	.739	1.114	9	.15	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
13	13	151	Sep 22	PHI	@	FLA	W,12-4	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.400	.750	1.150	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.26	1B
14	14	152	Sep 23	PHI	@	FLA	W,9-8	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.360	.385	.720	1.105	9	2.41	-0.122	.00	0.00%	-0.77	PH
15	15	153	Sep 24	PHI	@	MON	L,1-8	6-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.360	.407	.720	1.127	4	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.27	1B
16	16	154	Sep 25	PHI	@	MON	W,4-3	CG(10)	5	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	.345	.406	.690	1.096	6	2.03	0.102	.00	0.00%	0.95	1B
17	17	155	Sep 26	PHI	@	MON	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.361	.606	.967	5	1.00	-0.105	.00	0.00%	-1.08	1B
18	18	158 (2)	Sep 29 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,8-3	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.263	.317	.526	.843	4	1.27	-0.225	.00	0.00%	-1.89	1B
19	19	161 (2)	Oct 2	PHI		FLA	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.282	.333	.564	.897	9	4.83	-0.075	.00	0.00%	0.11	PH
							11-8		42	39	5	11	5	2	5	2	13	1	2	.282	.333	.564	.897		1.16	0.011	.03	0.02%	-2.03

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