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Thomas Howard
Thomas Sylvester Howard
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: December 11, 1964 in Middletown, OH
School: Ball State University
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1986 amateur draft.
Signed June 11, 1986. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 3, 1990
Final Game: October 1, 2000
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1990 25 SDP NL 20 45 44 4 12 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 .273 .273 .318 .591 62 14 1 0 1 0 0 /789
1991 26 SDP NL 106 309 281 30 70 12 3 4 22 10 7 24 57 .249 .309 .356 .665 85 100 4 1 2 1 4 879
1992 27 TOT MLB 122 391 361 37 100 15 2 2 32 15 8 17 60 .277 .308 .346 .654 84 125 4 0 11 2 1 789/D
1992 27 SDP NL 5 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 89 1 0 0 1 0 0
1992 27 CLE AL 117 387 358 36 99 15 2 2 32 15 8 17 60 .277 .308 .346 .654 84 124 4 0 10 2 1 789/D
1993 28 TOT MLB 112 348 319 48 81 15 3 7 36 10 7 24 63 .254 .302 .386 .687 83 123 9 0 0 5 0 798/D
1993 28 CLE AL 74 194 178 26 42 7 0 3 23 5 1 12 42 .236 .278 .326 .604 62 58 5 0 0 4 0 98/7D
1993 28 CIN NL 38 154 141 22 39 8 3 4 13 5 6 12 21 .277 .331 .461 .792 109 65 4 0 0 1 0 78
1994 29 CIN NL 83 192 178 24 47 11 0 5 24 4 2 10 30 .264 .302 .410 .712 85 73 2 0 3 1 1 79/8
1995 30 CIN NL 113 304 281 42 85 15 2 3 26 17 8 20 37 .302 .350 .402 .752 98 113 3 1 1 1 0 879
1996 31 CIN NL 121 386 360 50 98 19 10 6 42 6 5 17 51 .272 .307 .431 .738 92 155 5 3 2 4 3 789
1997 32 HOU NL 107 286 255 24 63 16 1 3 22 1 2 26 48 .247 .323 .353 .676 80 90 3 3 1 1 1 897
1998 33 LAD NL 47 79 76 9 14 4 0 2 4 1 0 3 15 .184 .215 .316 .531 41 24 2 0 0 0 0 87/9D
1999 34 STL NL 98 215 195 16 57 10 0 6 28 1 1 17 26 .292 .353 .436 .789 98 85 3 2 0 1 0 9/7D
2000 35 STL NL 86 141 133 13 28 4 1 6 28 1 0 7 34 .211 .255 .391 .646 59 52 3 1 0 0 0 9/7D3
11 Seasons 1015 2696 2483 297 655 123 22 44 264 66 41 165 432 .264 .311 .384 .695 85 954 39 11 21 16 10
162 Game Avg. 162 430 396 47 105 20 4 7 42 11 7 26 69 .264 .311 .384 .695 85 152 6 2 3 3 2
CIN (4 yrs) 355 1036 960 138 269 53 15 18 105 32 21 59 139 .280 .322 .423 .745 95 406 14 4 6 7 4
SDP (3 yrs) 131 358 328 35 83 14 3 4 22 10 8 24 68 .253 .305 .351 .656 82 115 5 1 4 1 4
STL (2 yrs) 184 356 328 29 85 14 1 12 56 2 1 24 60 .259 .315 .418 .732 82 137 6 3 0 1 0
CLE (2 yrs) 191 581 536 62 141 22 2 5 55 20 9 29 102 .263 .298 .340 .637 77 182 9 0 10 6 1
LAD (1 yr) 47 79 76 9 14 4 0 2 4 1 0 3 15 .184 .215 .316 .531 41 24 2 0 0 0 0
HOU (1 yr) 107 286 255 24 63 16 1 3 22 1 2 26 48 .247 .323 .353 .676 80 90 3 3 1 1 1
NL (11 yrs) 824 2115 1947 235 514 101 20 39 209 46 32 136 330 .264 .314 .397 .711 87 772 30 11 11 10 9
AL (2 yrs) 191 581 536 62 141 22 2 5 55 20 9 29 102 .263 .298 .340 .637 77 182 9 0 10 6 1

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1995 30 CIN NL NLDS LAD W 3 10 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .200 .300 2 0 0 0 0 0
1995 30 CIN NL NLCS ATL L 4 11 8 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 .250 .364 .375 .739 3 0 0 0 1 0
1997 32 HOU NL NLDS ATL L 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (3 Series) 9 23 19 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 .158 .261 .263 .524 5 0 0 0 1 0
2 NLDS 5 12 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .091 .167 .182 .348 2 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 4 11 8 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 .250 .364 .375 .739 3 0 0 0 1 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1990 SDP NL 25 OF 13 8 81.2 20 19 0 1 0 .950 -0.4 -5.9 -1.4 0.1 -1.5 1 2.09 1.46 .980 2.39 2.01
1990 SDP NL 25 LF 9 5 53.2 15 14 0 1 0 .933 0.5 11.2 -0.5 0.7 -1.2 1 2.35 1.56 .980 2.20 1.71
1990 SDP NL 25 CF 2 2 16.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -45.0 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 3.38 3.00 .983 2.76 2.35
1990 SDP NL 25 RF 2 1 12.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -30.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.80
1991 SDP NL 26 OF 86 68 625.1 187 182 4 1 1 .995 15.3 29.4 13.3 5.1 8.2 2 2.68 2.16 .983 2.28 1.88
1991 SDP NL 26 CF 41 37 321.1 107 106 1 0 1 1.000 7.1 26.5 7.1 5.2 1.9 0 3.00 2.61 .985 2.59 2.12
1991 SDP NL 26 LF 34 18 188.1 51 49 1 1 0 .980 4.5 28.7 3.5 -0.7 4.2 1 2.39 1.47 .982 2.18 1.67
1991 SDP NL 26 RF 14 13 115.2 29 27 2 0 0 1.000 3.7 38.4 2.7 0.6 2.1 1 2.26 2.07 .979 2.06 1.65
1992 CLE AL 27 OF 97 76 736.2 192 185 5 2 0 .990 3.0 4.9 3.0 -0.5 3.5 0 2.32 1.96 .983 2.47 2.17
1992 CLE AL 27 LF 68 46 453.0 120 115 3 2 0 .983 5.6 14.8 3.6 0.5 3.1 2 2.34 1.74 .981 2.29 1.94
1992 CLE AL 27 CF 22 18 177.2 45 44 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 0.7 1.1 1.5 -0.4 -1 2.28 2.05 .987 2.90 2.60
1992 CLE AL 27 RF 13 12 106.0 27 26 1 0 0 1.000 -2.7 -30.6 -1.7 -2.5 0.8 -1 2.29 2.08 .981 2.23 1.87
1992 CLE AL 27 DH 2
1993 TOT MLB 28 OF 84 60 582.0 164 154 7 3 2 .982 0.4 0.8 -3.6 -2.0 -1.6 4 2.49 1.92 .980 2.38 2.05
1993 TOT MLB 28 LF 36 23 227.1 62 59 2 1 0 .984 2.8 14.8 0.8 1.8 -1.0 2 2.41 1.69 .976 2.12 1.73
1993 TOT MLB 28 CF 23 17 171.0 53 50 3 0 2 1.000 -0.9 -6.3 -1.9 -1.7 -0.2 1 2.79 2.30 .985 2.75 2.41
1993 CLE AL 28 OF 47 29 292.1 86 81 3 2 1 .977 0.8 3.3 -2.2 -1.9 -0.3 3 2.59 1.79 .983 2.41 2.09
1993 CLE AL 28 RF 28 20 183.2 50 46 2 2 0 .960 -1.5 -9.8 -2.5 -2.1 -0.4 1 2.35 1.71 .978 2.23 1.85
1993 CLE AL 28 CF 11 7 80.2 26 25 1 0 1 1.000 0.4 6.0 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 1 2.90 2.36 .985 2.76 2.45
1993 CLE AL 28 LF 9 2 28.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 1.9 81.4 0.9 0.6 0.3 1 3.54 1.22 .982 2.22 1.84
1993 CLE AL 28 DH 7
1993 CIN NL 28 OF 37 31 289.2 78 73 4 1 1 .987 -0.4 -1.7 -1.4 -0.1 -1.3 1 2.39 2.08 .978 2.34 2.00
1993 CIN NL 28 LF 27 21 199.1 51 48 2 1 0 .980 0.9 5.4 -0.1 1.2 -1.3 1 2.26 1.85 .975 2.11 1.69
1993 CIN NL 28 CF 12 10 90.1 27 25 2 0 1 1.000 -1.3 -17.3 -1.3 -1.3 0.0 0 2.69 2.25 .985 2.75 2.37
1994 CIN NL 29 OF 57 32 340.2 85 80 2 3 1 .965 -4.7 -16.6 -3.7 0.6 -4.3 -1 2.17 1.44 .980 2.24 1.90
1994 CIN NL 29 LF 41 20 232.1 48 44 2 2 1 .958 -1.1 -5.7 -1.1 1.8 -2.9 0 1.78 1.12 .981 1.91 1.44
1994 CIN NL 29 RF 12 7 59.1 17 16 0 1 0 .941 -3.2 -64.7 -2.2 -0.4 -1.8 -1 2.43 1.33 .976 2.18 1.82
1994 CIN NL 29 CF 7 5 49.0 21 21 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -9.8 -0.4 -0.8 0.4 0 3.86 3.00 .981 2.63 2.40
1995 CIN NL 30 OF 82 57 510.2 130 126 2 2 1 .985 -1.0 -2.3 -1.0 -1.2 0.2 0 2.26 1.56 .979 2.15 1.82
1995 CIN NL 30 CF 39 35 263.0 75 73 2 0 1 1.000 1.5 6.8 0.5 0.1 0.4 1 2.57 1.92 .984 2.48 2.16
1995 CIN NL 30 LF 38 16 183.1 44 42 0 2 0 .955 -1.9 -12.4 -0.9 -1.7 0.8 -1 2.06 1.11 .973 1.87 1.43
1995 CIN NL 30 RF 14 6 64.1 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -11.2 -0.6 0.4 -1.0 0 2.10 1.07 .980 2.08 1.76
1996 CIN NL 31 OF 103 77 725.0 170 160 7 3 1 .982 -6.1 -10.1 -5.1 -4.7 -0.4 -1 2.07 1.62 .978 2.13 1.80
1996 CIN NL 31 LF 51 27 272.0 52 50 2 0 1 1.000 3.6 15.9 2.6 0.6 2.0 1 1.72 1.02 .975 1.85 1.45
1996 CIN NL 31 CF 40 26 241.2 72 69 2 1 0 .986 -0.4 -2.0 -0.4 -0.7 0.3 0 2.64 1.78 .983 2.48 2.13
1996 CIN NL 31 RF 32 24 211.1 45 41 2 2 0 .956 -9.3 -52.8 -7.3 -4.6 -2.7 -2 1.83 1.34 .976 2.07 1.71
1997 HOU NL 32 OF 62 54 472.1 113 108 5 0 1 1.000 2.7 6.9 0.7 -1.2 1.9 2 2.15 1.82 .980 2.13 1.77
1997 HOU NL 32 CF 41 35 295.2 78 73 5 0 1 1.000 1.1 4.5 -0.9 -1.7 0.8 2 2.37 1.90 .983 2.40 2.03
1997 HOU NL 32 RF 18 12 108.2 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 1.4 15.5 1.4 1.6 -0.2 0 1.41 0.94 .976 2.04 1.64
1997 HOU NL 32 LF 10 7 68.0 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 3.5 0.2 -1.1 1.3 0 2.25 1.70 .982 1.95 1.48
1998 LAD NL 33 OF 29 12 135.2 36 34 2 0 0 1.000 0.8 7.1 -0.2 1.0 -1.2 1 2.39 1.24 .981 2.17 1.78
1998 LAD NL 33 CF 13 8 74.0 21 19 2 0 0 1.000 0.3 4.9 -0.7 0.7 -1.4 1 2.55 1.62 .986 2.53 2.15
1998 LAD NL 33 LF 11 3 40.2 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 11.8 0.4 0.5 -0.1 0 2.66 1.09 .975 1.88 1.38
1998 LAD NL 33 RF 6 1 21.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 5.7 0.1 -0.2 0.3 0 0.86 0.33 1.000 2.10 1.67
1998 LAD NL 33 DH 1
1999 STL NL 34 OF 48 38 329.0 77 76 0 1 0 .987 -1.1 -4.0 -1.1 -1.0 -0.1 0 2.08 1.58 .981 2.26 1.86
1999 STL NL 34 RF 45 37 312.0 74 73 0 1 0 .986 -1.0 -3.8 -1.0 -1.1 0.1 0 2.11 1.62 .981 2.16 1.72
1999 STL NL 34 LF 3 1 17.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -7.1 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0 1.59 1.00 .967 2.01 1.47
1999 STL NL 34 DH 1
2000 STL NL 35 OF 27 16 137.2 25 23 1 1 1 .960 -3.6 -31.4 -3.6 -4.0 0.4 0 1.57 0.89 .980 2.25 1.86
2000 STL NL 35 RF 22 12 109.2 24 22 1 1 1 .958 -1.8 -19.7 -1.8 -2.1 0.3 0 1.89 1.05 .979 2.18 1.75
2000 STL NL 35 LF 6 4 28.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1.8 -77.1 -1.8 -1.9 0.1 0 0.32 0.17 1.000 1.90 1.42
2000 STL NL 35 DH 3
2000 STL NL 35 1B 1 0 4.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 60.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 9.00 4.00 1.000 9.22 7.70
11 Seasons OF 688 498 4676.2 1199 1147 35 17 8 .986 5.3 1.4 -2.7 -7.8 5.1 8 2.27 1.72 .981 2.26 1.91
11 Seasons LF 307 170 1763.2 425 406 10 9 2 .979 12.7 8.6 6.7 0.6 6.1 6 2.12 1.36 .979 2.06 1.62
9 Seasons CF 228 183 1609.1 478 461 16 1 5 .998 7.8 5.8 3.8 2.0 1.8 4 2.67 2.09 .984 2.57 2.20
11 Seasons RF 206 145 1303.2 300 285 8 7 1 .977 -15.2 -14.0 -13.2 -10.4 -2.8 -2 2.02 1.42 .979 2.14 1.74
5 Seasons DH 14
1 Season 1B 1 0 4.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 60.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 9.00 4.00 1.000 9.22 7.70
11 Seasons TOT 727 498 4680.2 1204 1153 34 17 8 .986 5.5 1.4 -2.5 -7.6 5.1 8 0 2.28 1.63 .967 2.28 1.89
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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1996 NL--10--2nd

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 1 (2323), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1859), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (2317), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 2, 1986: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1986.

April 14, 1992: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later and Jason Hardtke. The Cleveland Indians sent Christopher Maffett (minors) (July 10, 1992) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

August 17, 1993: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Cincinnati Reds for Randy Milligan.

November 18, 1996: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

December 4, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

October 28, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

January 7, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

June 29, 1998: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

December 31, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

November 4, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

December 22, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

November 2, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

January 9, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1990San Diego Padres$100,000
1991San Diego Padres$105,000
1992San Diego Padres$158,000
1993Cleveland Indians$325,000
1994Cincinnati Reds$575,000
1995Cincinnati Reds$675,000
1996Cincinnati Reds$675,000
1997Houston Astros$750,000
1998Los Angeles Dodgers$425,000
1999St. Louis Cardinals$325,000
2000St. Louis Cardinals$650,000
Career (may be incomplete)$4,763,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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