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, 18,555th 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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

2014 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2014 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Mar 31	PHI	@	TEX	W,14-10	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
2	2	Apr 1	PHI	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	40	8.1	6	2	0	8	1	1B
3	4 (1)	Apr 4	PHI	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
4	5	Apr 5	PHI	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
5	6	Apr 6	PHI	@	CHC	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
6	7	Apr 8	PHI		MIL	L,4-10	CG	46	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
7	8	Apr 9	PHI		MIL	L,4-9	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
8	9	Apr 10	PHI		MIL	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
9	10	Apr 11	PHI		MIA	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
10	11	Apr 12	PHI		MIA	W,5-4	CG	46	10.0	5	1	1	7	0	1B
11	12	Apr 13	PHI		MIA	W,4-3	GS	34	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	1B
12	13	Apr 14	PHI		ATL	L,6-9	CG	45	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
13	14	Apr 16	PHI		ATL	L,0-1	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
14	16 (1)	Apr 18	PHI	@	COL	L,1-12	CG	45	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
15	17	Apr 19	PHI	@	COL	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
16	18	Apr 20	PHI	@	COL	W,10-9	GS	35	7.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
17	19	Apr 21	PHI	@	LAD	W,7-0	GS	27	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
18	20	Apr 22	PHI	@	LAD	W,3-2	GS	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
19	21	Apr 23	PHI	@	LAD	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
20	22	Apr 24	PHI	@	LAD	W,7-3	GS	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
21	23	Apr 25	PHI	@	ARI	L,4-5	GS	31	7.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
22	24	Apr 26	PHI	@	ARI	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	5	3	0	8	0	1B
23	25	Apr 27	PHI	@	ARI	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
24	26	Apr 29	PHI		NYM	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	27	May 2	PHI		WSN	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
26	28	May 3	PHI		WSN	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
27	29	May 4	PHI		WSN	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
28	30	May 5	PHI		TOR	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
29	31	May 6	PHI		TOR	L,5-6	CG	42	10.0	3	1	0	4	2	1B
30	33 (1)	May 8	PHI	@	TOR	L,6-12	CG	39	8.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
31	34	May 9	PHI	@	NYM	W,3-2	GS	47	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
32	35	May 10	PHI	@	NYM	W,5-4	GS	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
33	36	May 11	PHI	@	NYM	L,4-5	GS	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
34	37	May 13	PHI		LAA	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
35	38	May 14	PHI		LAA	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
36	39	May 16	PHI		CIN	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
37	40	May 17	PHI		CIN	W,12-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
38	41	May 18	PHI		CIN	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
39	42	May 20	PHI	@	MIA	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
40	43	May 21	PHI	@	MIA	L,5-14	GS	36	7.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
41	44	May 22	PHI	@	MIA	L,3-4	CG	37	8.2	10	0	0	10	1	1B
42	45	May 23	PHI		LAD	L,0-2	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
43	46	May 24	PHI		LAD	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	18	0	0	18	1	1B
44	47	May 25	PHI		LAD	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
45	48	May 26	PHI		COL	W,9-0	GS	30	7.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
46	50 (1)	May 28	PHI		COL	W,6-3	CG	45	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
47	51	May 29	PHI		NYM	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
48	52	May 30	PHI		NYM	W,6-5	CG	59	14.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
49	53	May 31	PHI		NYM	L,4-5	CG	58	14.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	54	Jun 1	PHI		NYM	L,3-4	CG	46	11.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
51	55	Jun 2	PHI		NYM	L,2-11	CG	44	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
52	56	Jun 3	PHI	@	WSN	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
53	57	Jun 4	PHI	@	WSN	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
54	58	Jun 5	PHI	@	WSN	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	6	2	0	8	2	1B
55	59	Jun 6	PHI	@	CIN	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
56	60	Jun 7	PHI	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
57	61	Jun 8	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-4	CG	30	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
58	62	Jun 10	PHI		SDP	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
59	63	Jun 11	PHI		SDP	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
60	65 (1)	Jun 13	PHI		CHC	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
61	66	Jun 14	PHI		CHC	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
62	68 (1)	Jun 16	PHI	@	ATL	W,6-1	CG	52	13.0	13	3	0	16	2	1B
63	69	Jun 17	PHI	@	ATL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
64	70	Jun 18	PHI	@	ATL	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
65	71	Jun 19	PHI	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
66	72	Jun 20	PHI	@	STL	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
67	73	Jun 21	PHI	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
68	74	Jun 22	PHI	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
69	75	Jun 23	PHI		MIA	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
70	76	Jun 24	PHI		MIA	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
71	77	Jun 25	PHI		MIA	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
72	78	Jun 26	PHI		MIA	W,5-3	CG	53	14.0	16	1	0	17	2	1B
73	79	Jun 27	PHI		ATL	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
74	80	Jun 28 (1)	PHI		ATL	L,3-10	CG	43	9.0	14	2	2	18	1	1B
75	81	Jun 28 (2)	PHI		ATL	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
76	82	Jun 29	PHI		ATL	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
77	83	Jul 1	PHI	@	MIA	L,4-5	CG	47	10.1	11	1	0	12	0	1B
78	84	Jul 2	PHI	@	MIA	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
79	85	Jul 3	PHI	@	MIA	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
80	86	Jul 4	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-8	CG	41	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
81	87	Jul 5	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
82	89 (1)	Jul 7	PHI	@	MIL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
83	90	Jul 8	PHI	@	MIL	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
84	91	Jul 9	PHI	@	MIL	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
85	92	Jul 10	PHI	@	MIL	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
86	93	Jul 11	PHI		WSN	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
87	94	Jul 12	PHI		WSN	L,3-5	CG	42	10.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
88	95	Jul 13	PHI		WSN	L,3-10	CG	40	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
89	96	Jul 18	PHI	@	ATL	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
90	97	Jul 19	PHI	@	ATL	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
91	99 (1)	Jul 21	PHI		SFG	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
92	100	Jul 22	PHI		SFG	L,6-9	CG	65	14.0	13	2	0	15	0	1B
93	104 (3)	Jul 26	PHI		ARI	L,6-10	CG	50	10.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
94	105	Jul 27	PHI		ARI	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
95	106	Jul 28	PHI	@	NYM	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
96	107	Jul 29	PHI	@	NYM	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
97	108	Jul 30	PHI	@	NYM	L,2-11	CG	44	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	110 (1)	Aug 1	PHI	@	WSN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
99	111	Aug 2	PHI	@	WSN	L,0-11	CG	43	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
100	112	Aug 3	PHI	@	WSN	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
101	113	Aug 5	PHI		HOU	W,2-1	CG	54	15.0	18	0	0	18	1	1B
102	114	Aug 6	PHI		HOU	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
103	115	Aug 7	PHI		HOU	W,6-5	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	4	1B
104	116	Aug 8	PHI		NYM	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
105	117	Aug 9	PHI		NYM	L,1-2	CG	43	11.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
106	118	Aug 10	PHI		NYM	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	5	2	1	8	2	1B
107	119	Aug 11	PHI		NYM	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
108	121 (1)	Aug 13	PHI	@	LAA	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
109	122	Aug 15	PHI	@	SFG	W,5-3	CG	40	10.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
110	123	Aug 16	PHI	@	SFG	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
111	124	Aug 17	PHI	@	SFG	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
112	125	Aug 18	PHI		SEA	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
113	126	Aug 19	PHI		SEA	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
114	127	Aug 20	PHI		SEA	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
115	128	Aug 22	PHI		STL	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
116	129	Aug 23	PHI		STL	L,5-6	GS	37	8.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
117	130	Aug 24	PHI		STL	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
118	131	Aug 25	PHI		WSN	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
119	133 (1)	Aug 27	PHI		WSN	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
120	134	Aug 29	PHI	@	NYM	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
121	135	Aug 30	PHI	@	NYM	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
122	136	Aug 31	PHI	@	NYM	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
123	137	Sep 1	PHI	@	ATL	W,7-0	GS	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
124	138	Sep 2	PHI	@	ATL	W,4-0	GS	26	7.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
125	139	Sep 3	PHI	@	ATL	L,4-7	CG	41	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
126	140	Sep 5	PHI	@	WSN	W,9-8	CG	51	11.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
127	141	Sep 6	PHI	@	WSN	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
128	143 (1)	Sep 8	PHI		PIT	L,4-6	GS	37	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
129	144	Sep 9	PHI		PIT	W,4-3	GS	33	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
130	145	Sep 10	PHI		PIT	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
131	146	Sep 11	PHI		PIT	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
132	147	Sep 12	PHI		MIA	W,3-1	GS	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
133	149 (1)	Sep 14	PHI		MIA	L,4-5	GS	32	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
134	150	Sep 15	PHI	@	SDP	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
135	151	Sep 16	PHI	@	SDP	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	10	0	1	11	2	1B
136	157 (5)	Sep 23	PHI	@	MIA	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
137	158	Sep 24	PHI	@	MIA	W,2-1	GS	27	7.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
138	159	Sep 25	PHI	@	MIA	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
139	160	Sep 26	PHI		ATL	W,5-4	GS	29	7.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
140	161	Sep 27	PHI		ATL	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
141	162	Sep 28	PHI		ATL	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
							141gm		1256.1	1224	80	9	1313	103