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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2001	21	0.0	Batavia	NYPL	A-	PHI	48	203	169	26	46	7	3	6	35	0	0	30	55	.272	.384	.456	.840	77	1	2	0	2	5
2002	22	0.4	Lakewood	SALL	A	PHI	135	570	493	56	138	20	6	19	87	5	4	66	145	.280	.367	.460	.828	227	9	5	1	5	13
2003	23	0.3	Clearwater	FLOR	A+	PHI	130	553	490	67	149	32	1	23	82	0	0	50	151	.304	.374	.514	.889	252	12	8	0	5	9
2004	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	PHI	131	560	485	94	141	28	1	46	131	1	2	60	166	.291	.380	.637	1.018	309	6	12	0	3	7
2004	24	-3.2	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre	IL	AAA	PHI	29	127	111	21	30	10	0	9	29	0	0	14	37	.270	.362	.604	.966	67	4	2	0	0	1
2004	24	-0.5	Reading	EL	AA	PHI	102	433	374	73	111	18	1	37	102	1	2	46	129	.297	.386	.647	1.033	242	2	10	0	3	6
2004	24		Phoenix	AZFL	Fal
2004	24	-5.4	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	19	42	39	5	11	5	0	2	5	0	0	2	13	.282	.333	.564	.897	22	2	1	0	0	0
2005	25	-2.3	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre	IL	AAA	PHI	61	257	210	38	78	19	0	16	54	0	0	39	66	.371	.467	.691	1.157	145	3	3	0	5	6
2005	25	-4.4	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	88	348	312	52	90	17	2	22	63	0	1	33	100	.289	.356	.567	.924	177	6	1	0	2	8
2006	26	-3.2	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	159	704	581	104	182	25	1	58	149	0	0	108	181	.313	.425	.659	1.084	383	7	9	0	6	37
2007	27	5.2	Lakewood	SALL	A	PHI	2	8	6	1	2	1	0	1	4	0	0	2	2	.333	.500	1.000	1.500	6	1	0	0	0	0
2007	27	-2.0	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	144	648	529	94	142	26	0	47	136	1	0	107	199	.268	.392	.584	.976	309	13	5	0	7	35
2008	28	-0.7	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	162	700	610	105	153	26	4	48	146	1	1	81	199	.251	.339	.543	.881	331	11	3	0	6	17
2009	29	0.3	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	160	703	616	105	172	37	4	45	141	8	1	75	186	.279	.360	.571	.931	352	11	6	0	6	8
2010	30	8.4	Lakewood	SALL	A	PHI	1	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.500	.667	1.000	1.667	2	0	0	0	0	0
2010	30	1.2	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	143	620	550	87	152	23	5	31	108	1	1	59	157	.276	.353	.506	.859	278	14	8	0	3	11
2011	31	2.2	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	152	644	557	81	141	30	1	33	116	1	0	75	172	.253	.346	.488	.835	272	10	7	0	5	16
2012	32		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-A	PHI	7	26	20	3	10	2	0	1	10	0	0	5	3	.500	.577	.750	1.327	15	1	0	0	1	0
2012	32	4.7	Lehigh Valley	IL	AAA	PHI	4	14	12	1	5	1	0	1	6	0	0	2	1	.417	.500	.750	1.250	9	1	0	0	0	0
2012	32	10.3	Lakewood	SALL	A	PHI	3	12	8	2	5	1	0	0	4	0	0	3	2	.625	.667	.750	1.417	6	0	0	0	1	0
2012	32	3.6	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	71	292	260	28	57	11	0	14	56	0	0	25	99	.219	.295	.423	.718	110	8	4	0	3	7
2013	33	4.7	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	80	317	286	34	76	20	2	11	43	0	0	23	95	.266	.319	.465	.784	133	6	2	0	6	4
2014	34	5.8	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	153	648	569	65	127	18	1	23	95	0	0	67	190	.223	.310	.380	.690	216	10	7	0	5	7
2015	35	6.8	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	129	502	467	53	107	29	1	23	77	0	0	27	138	.229	.277	.443	.720	207	11	5	0	3	2
2016	36	7.8	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	112	362	331	35	65	10	0	25	59	0	1	27	114	.196	.257	.453	.710	150	7	1	0	3	2
2017	37		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA	COL	27	96	90	6	17	4	0	4	13	0	0	2	28	.189	.208	.367	.575	33	2	1	0	3	1
2017	37	10.6	Albuquerque	PCL	AAA	COL	16	54	52	5	10	4	0	3	8	0	0	0	17	.192	.185	.442	.628	23	2	0	0	2	0
2017	37	10.3	Gwinnett	IL	AAA	ATL	11	42	38	1	7	0	0	1	5	0	0	2	11	.184	.238	.263	.501	10	0	1	0	1	1
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (13 seasons)					Majors		1572	6530	5707	848	1475	277	21	382	1194	12	5	709	1843	.259	.344	.515	.859	2940	116	59	0	55	154
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		542	2276	1965	291	582	114	11	116	417	6	6	255	616	.296	.382	.543	.924	1066	35	31	1	24	41
Other (1 season)					Other
All Levels (17 Seasons)							2114	8806	7672	1139	2057	391	32	498	1611	18	11	964	2459					4006	151	90	1	79	195

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		121	494	423	66	130	34	0	30	102	0	0	57	132	.307	.391	.601	.991	254	10	6	0	8	8
AA (1 season)					Minors		102	433	374	73	111	18	1	37	102	1	2	46	129	.297	.386	.647	1.033	242	2	10	0	3	6
A+ (1 season)					Minors		130	553	490	67	149	32	1	23	82	0	0	50	151	.304	.374	.514	.889	252	12	8	0	5	9
A (4 seasons)					Minors		141	593	509	59	146	23	6	20	96	5	4	72	149	.287	.377	.474	.850	241	10	5	1	6	13
A- (1 season)					Minors		48	203	169	26	46	7	3	6	35	0	0	30	55	.272	.384	.456	.840	77	1	2	0	2	5