Ben Howard

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: January 15, 1979 in Danville, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2nd round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from Central Merry HS (Jackson, TN).

High School: Central Merry HS (Jackson, TN)

Debut: April 28, 2002 (Age 23-103d, 15,670th in MLB history)
vs. PIT 5.0 IP, 4 H, 4 SO, 4 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: October 1, 2004 (Age 25-260d)
vs. PHI 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2004 season

Full Name: Benjamin Richard Howard

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

W

L

ERA

5.20

G

GS

SV

IP

83.0

SO

WHIP

1.578

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1997	18	SDP-min	Rk	1	4	.200	7.45	13	12	1	0	0	0	54.1	54	53	45	3	63	0	59	2	7	19	281			2.153	8.9	0.5	10.4	9.8	0.94	PDS ARIZ
1998	19	SDP-min	Rk	4	5	.444	6.03	15	15	0	0	0	0	68.2	67	61	46	2	87	0	79	4	6	17	354			2.243	8.8	0.3	11.4	10.4	0.91	IDF PION
1999	20	SDP-min	A	6	10	.375	4.73	28	28	0	0	0	0	144.2	123	100	76	17	110	0	131	5	1	19	666			1.611	7.7	1.1	6.8	8.1	1.19	FWA MIDW
2000	21	SDP-min	A+	5	11	.313	6.37	32	19	4	0	0	0	107.1	88	87	76	8	111	1	150	2	1	14	506			1.854	7.4	0.7	9.3	12.6	1.35	RCU CALL
2001	22	SDP-min	A+,AA	10	2	.833	2.73	25	23	1	0	0	0	131.2	103	46	40	7	47	0	136	1	0	6	531			1.139	7.0	0.5	3.2	9.3	2.89	LEL,MOB CALL,SOUL
2002	23	SDP-min	AAA,AA	3	5	.375	4.50	17	13	2	0	0	0	78.0	73	44	39	12	31	0	55	3	0	3	330			1.333	8.4	1.4	3.6	6.3	1.77	POR,MOB PCL,SOUL
2002	23	SDP	NL	0	1	.000	9.28	3	2	0	0	0	0	10.2	13	11	11	4	14	1	10	0	0	0	58	42	9.90	2.531	11.0	3.4	11.8	8.4	0.71
2003	24	SDP-min	AAA	7	9	.438	4.55	22	22	0	0	0	0	130.2	118	69	66	17	49	0	68	6	0	7	550			1.278	8.1	1.2	3.4	4.7	1.39	POR PCL
2003	24	SDP	NL	1	3	.250	3.63	6	6	0	0	0	0	34.2	31	17	14	10	15	1	24	0	0	1	148	110	6.69	1.327	8.0	2.6	3.9	6.2	1.60
2004	25	FLA-min	AAA	3	0	1.000	3.67	23	0	4	0	0	1	34.1	29	16	14	3	22	2	28	0	0	4	151			1.485	7.6	0.8	5.8	7.3	1.27	ABQ PCL
2004	25	FLA	NL	1	1	.500	5.50	31	0	7	0	0	0	37.2	37	23	23	6	21	3	33	1	0	3	167	75	5.12	1.540	8.8	1.4	5.0	7.9	1.57
2005	26	FLA-min	AAA	6	3	.667	4.63	54	3	12	0	0	2	83.2	85	49	43	13	29	1	87	5	0	2	371			1.363	9.1	1.4	3.1	9.4	3.00	ABQ PCL
2006	27	CLE-TOR-min	AAA	3	2	.600	5.37	45	0	28	0	0	11	57.0	59	36	34	7	21	2	29	4	0	7	247			1.404	9.3	1.1	3.3	4.6	1.38	BFL,SYR IL
2007	28	CHC-min	AAA	6	9	.400	4.28	55	0	21	0	0	2	82.0	84	41	39	13	24	2	68	4	0	1	347			1.317	9.2	1.4	2.6	7.5	2.83	IWA PCL
2008	29	MIL-min	AAA,AA	2	7	.222	4.93	35	2	11	0	0	1	65.2	74	40	36	5	26	2	43	4	0	6	297			1.523	10.1	0.7	3.6	5.9	1.65	NVL,HVL PCL,SOUL
3 Yrs				2	5	.286	5.20	40	8	7	0	0	0	83.0	81	51	48	20	50	5	67	1	0	4	373	78	6.39	1.578	8.8	2.2	5.4	7.3	1.34
162 Game Avg.				3	7	.286	5.20	57	11	10	0	0	0	118	115	72	68	28	71	7	95	1	0	6	528	78	6.39	1.578	8.8	2.2	5.4	7.3	1.34

SDP (2 yrs)				1	4	.200	4.96	9	8	0	0	0	0	45.1	44	28	25	14	29	2	34	0	0	1	206	80	7.45	1.610	8.7	2.8	5.8	6.8	1.17
FLA (1 yr)				1	1	.500	5.50	31	0	7	0	0	0	37.2	37	23	23	6	21	3	33	1	0	3	167	75	5.12	1.540	8.8	1.4	5.0	7.9	1.57

Player Value--Pitching

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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