Sam Howard
Bats R Throws L6'4" 195 lbBorn 1993 Cartersville, USADebut 2018Team PITDraft 2011 R48 #1449 Chicago Cubs, Cartersville (GA) HS
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2022 | PIT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2021 | PIT | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2020 | PIT | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2019 | COL | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -132.6 |
| 2018 | COL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| Career | | 103 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -132.6 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2022 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 26.2 | 100.0 | 26.2 |
| 2021 | PIT | 3 | 4 | 5.60 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 45.0 | 199 | 7 | 32 | 60 | 97.1 | 99.7 | 96.8 |
| 2020 | PIT | 2 | 3 | 3.86 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 90 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 97.7 | 98.4 | 96.1 |
| 2019 | COL | 2 | 0 | 6.63 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 91 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 88.3 | 100.8 | 89.1 |
| 2018 | COL | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 80.4 | 91.4 | 71.8 |
| Career | | 7 | 7 | 5.34 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 91.0 | 412 | 17 | 58 | 112 | 92.4 | | 91.7 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2019 | 1 | | | | | 66.7 | 66.7 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2022 | PIT | P | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | -0.0 |
| 2021 | PIT | P | 54 | 45 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.857 | -0.1 |
| 2020 | PIT | P | 22 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.2 |
| 2019 | COL | P | 20 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.1 |
| 2018 | COL | P | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | -0.2 |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2018 | AAA | Albuquerque Isotopes | Bat | 23 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.182 | 0.409 |
| 2016 | AA | Hartford Yard Goats | Bat | 20 | 0 HR, 0 SB | 0.000 | 0.056 |
| 2022 | AAA | Toledo Mud Hens | Pit | 144 | 34.0 IP, 28% K | 3.18 | |
| 2022 | AAA | nan | Pit | 154 | 36.2 IP, 27% K | 3.23 | |
| 2019 | AAA | Albuquerque Isotopes | Pit | 216 | 50.2 IP, 29% K | 3.94 | |
| 2018 | AAA | Albuquerque Isotopes | Pit | 415 | 96.0 IP, 19% K | 5.06 | |
| 2017 | AAA | Albuquerque Isotopes | Pit | 352 | 81.0 IP, 18% K | 3.89 | |
| 2017 | AA | Hartford Yard Goats | Pit | 182 | 46.1 IP, 22% K | 2.34 | |
| 2016 | AA | Hartford Yard Goats | Pit | 415 | 90.1 IP, 16% K | 4.00 | |
| 2016 | A+ | Modesto Nuts | Pit | 268 | 65.2 IP, 27% K | 2.48 | |
| 2015 | A | Asheville Tourists | Pit | 562 | 134.0 IP, 22% K | 3.43 | |
| 2014 | Rk | Grand Junction Rockies | Pit | 235 | 53.1 IP, 18% K | 5.42 | |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2019 | | 0.000 | | 0.000 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.