Matt Howard
Matthew Christopher Howard
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: September 22, 1967 in Fall River, MA
School: Pepperdine University
Drafted
by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 34th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
Signed June 8, 1989. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 17, 1996
Final Game: September 19, 1996
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1996 NYY AL 28 2B 30 10 117.0 42 14 27 1 5 .976 -2.6 -26.7 -2.6 -1.2 -1.4 0 3.15 1.37 .981 5.05 4.33
1996 NYY AL 28 3B 6 4 33.0 7 3 4 0 0 1.000 0.1 3.6 0.1 -0.3 0.4 0 1.91 1.17 .957 2.56 2.18
1 Season 2B 30 10 117.0 42 14 27 1 5 .976 -2.6 -26.7 -2.6 -1.2 -1.4 0 3.15 1.37 .981 5.05 4.33
1 Season 3B 6 4 33.0 7 3 4 0 0 1.000 0.1 3.6 0.1 -0.3 0.4 0 1.91 1.17 .957 2.56 2.18
1 Season TOT 36 14 150.0 49 17 31 1 5 .980 -2.5 -20.0 -2.5 -1.5 -1.0 0 2.88 1.33 .957 4.50 3.97

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1996 NYY AL 28 35 14 35 34 0 0 0 30 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4
1 Season 35 14 35 34 0 0 0 30 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1996 NYY AL 28 519 60% 72% 29% 34 88% 0 17 7 9 1 26 21 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 2 1 2 0 5 2 3 0 0 0
1 Season 519 60% 72% 29% 34 88% 0 17 7 9 1 26 21 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 2 1 2 0 5 2 3 0 0 0
MLB Averages 57% 75% 31% 92%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1996 NYY AL 28 146 53% 74% 39% 8 88% 1 3 3 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1 Season 146 53% 74% 39% 8 88% 1 3 3 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
MLB Averages 57% 75% 31% 86% 62%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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