Ryan Howard
Bats L Throws L6'4" 250 lbBorn 1979 St. Louis, USADebut 2004Team PHI3x All-StarDraft 2001 R5 #140 Philadelphia Phillies, Southwest Missouri State University
Awards: Hank Aaron Award, Most Valuable Player, NLCS MVP, Rookie of the Year, Silver Slugger, TSN All-Star, TSN Major League Player of the Year
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2016 | PHI | 112 | 362 | 35 | 65 | 10 | 0 | 25 | 59 | 0 | 27 | 114 | 0.196 | 0.257 | 0.453 | 0.710 | 89.7 |
| 2015 | PHI | 129 | 502 | 53 | 107 | 29 | 1 | 23 | 77 | 0 | 27 | 138 | 0.229 | 0.277 | 0.443 | 0.720 | 92.8 |
| 2014 | PHI | 153 | 648 | 65 | 127 | 18 | 1 | 23 | 95 | 0 | 67 | 190 | 0.223 | 0.310 | 0.380 | 0.690 | 92.0 |
| 2013 | PHI | 80 | 317 | 34 | 76 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 43 | 0 | 23 | 95 | 0.266 | 0.319 | 0.465 | 0.784 | 110.4 |
| 2012 | PHI | 71 | 292 | 28 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 56 | 0 | 25 | 99 | 0.219 | 0.295 | 0.423 | 0.718 | 84.2 |
| 2011 | PHI | 152 | 644 | 81 | 141 | 30 | 1 | 33 | 116 | 1 | 75 | 172 | 0.253 | 0.346 | 0.488 | 0.835 | 120.0 |
| 2010 | PHI | 143 | 620 | 87 | 152 | 23 | 5 | 31 | 108 | 1 | 59 | 157 | 0.276 | 0.353 | 0.505 | 0.859 | 126.9 |
| 2009 | PHI | 160 | 703 | 105 | 172 | 37 | 4 | 45 | 141 | 8 | 75 | 186 | 0.279 | 0.360 | 0.571 | 0.931 | 140.5 |
| 2008 | PHI | 162 | 700 | 105 | 153 | 26 | 4 | 48 | 146 | 1 | 81 | 199 | 0.251 | 0.339 | 0.543 | 0.881 | 119.9 |
| 2007 | PHI | 144 | 648 | 94 | 142 | 26 | 0 | 47 | 136 | 1 | 107 | 199 | 0.268 | 0.392 | 0.584 | 0.976 | 135.4 |
| 2006 | PHI | 159 | 704 | 104 | 182 | 25 | 1 | 58 | 149 | 0 | 108 | 181 | 0.313 | 0.425 | 0.659 | 1.084 | 160.2 |
| 2005 | PHI | 88 | 348 | 52 | 90 | 17 | 2 | 22 | 63 | 0 | 33 | 100 | 0.288 | 0.356 | 0.567 | 0.924 | 130.5 |
| 2004 | PHI | 19 | 42 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0.282 | 0.333 | 0.564 | 0.897 | 124.2 |
| Career | | 1572 | 6530 | 848 | 1475 | 277 | 21 | 382 | 1194 | 12 | 709 | 1843 | 0.258 | 0.343 | 0.515 | 0.859 | 120.7 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2016 | 362 | 92.0 | 16.6 | 16.4 | 47.7 | 34.3 | 38.1 | 0.243 | 0.534 | 0.352 | 23.2 |
| 2015 | 503 | 91.3 | 14.9 | 12.5 | 45.2 | 31.9 | 37.1 | 0.268 | 0.520 | 0.359 | 24.3 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2016 | PHI | 1B | 83 | 644 | 557 | 45 | 11 | 47 | 0.982 | +3.0 |
| 2015 | PHI | 1B | 116 | 957 | 871 | 66 | 6 | 75 | 0.994 | -3.8 |
| 2014 | PHI | 1B | 141 | 1256 | 1224 | 80 | 9 | 103 | 0.993 | |
| 2013 | PHI | 1B | 76 | 650 | 618 | 42 | 1 | 55 | 0.998 | |
| 2012 | PHI | 1B | 67 | 590 | 495 | 30 | 5 | 37 | 0.991 | |
| 2011 | PHI | 1B | 149 | 1309 | 1282 | 70 | 9 | 110 | 0.993 | |
| 2010 | PHI | 1B | 139 | 1229 | 1266 | 59 | 14 | 117 | 0.990 | |
| 2009 | PHI | 1B | 156 | 1388 | 1300 | 95 | 14 | 109 | 0.990 | |
| 2008 | PHI | 1B | 159 | 1403 | 1408 | 101 | 19 | 128 | 0.988 | |
| 2007 | PHI | 1B | 140 | 1241 | 1191 | 103 | 12 | 124 | 0.991 | |
| 2006 | PHI | 1B | 159 | 1412 | 1373 | 91 | 14 | 139 | 0.991 | |
| 2005 | PHI | 1B | 84 | 706 | 707 | 40 | 5 | 53 | 0.993 | |
| 2004 | PHI | 1B | 8 | 61 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2017 | AAA | Gwinnett Braves | Bat | 42 | 1 HR, 0 SB | 0.184 | 0.501 |
| 2017 | AAA | Albuquerque Isotopes | Bat | 54 | 3 HR, 0 SB | 0.192 | 0.627 |
| 2017 | AAA | nan | Bat | 96 | 4 HR, 0 SB | 0.189 | 0.575 |
| 2005 | AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | Bat | 257 | 16 HR, 0 SB | 0.371 | 1.157 |
| 2004 | AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | Bat | 127 | 9 HR, 0 SB | 0.270 | 0.966 |
| 2004 | AA | Reading Phillies | Bat | 433 | 37 HR, 1 SB | 0.297 | 1.033 |
| 2003 | A+ | Clearwater Phillies | Bat | 553 | 23 HR, 0 SB | 0.304 | 0.888 |
| 2002 | A | Lakewood BlueClaws | Bat | 570 | 19 HR, 5 SB | 0.280 | 0.827 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2016 | 0.154 | 0.322 | 0.320 | 0.293 |
| 2015 | 0.188 | 0.345 | 0.318 | 0.304 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2011 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.105 | 0.143 | 0.263 | 0.406 |
| 2010 | 9 | 33 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 0.303 | 0.395 | 0.424 | 0.819 |
| 2009 | 15 | 54 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 0.278 | 0.375 | 0.593 | 0.968 |
| 2008 | 14 | 52 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 0.269 | 0.397 | 0.500 | 0.897 |
| 2007 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.250 | 0.308 | 0.500 | 0.808 |
| Career | 46 | 170 | 22 | 44 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 26 | 67 | 0.259 | 0.357 | 0.488 | 0.845 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2015 | PHI | $25,000,000 |
| 2014 | PHI | $25,000,000 |
| 2013 | PHI | $20,000,000 |
| 2012 | PHI | $20,000,000 |
| 2011 | PHI | $20,000,000 |
| 2010 | PHI | $19,000,000 |
| 2009 | PHI | $15,000,000 |
| 2008 | PHI | $10,000,000 |
| 2007 | PHI | $900,000 |
| 2006 | PHI | $355,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.