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, 18,554th 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.

2008 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2008 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Mar 31	PHI		WSN	L,6-11	CG	46	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
2	2	Apr 2	PHI		WSN	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
3	3	Apr 3	PHI		WSN	W,8-7	CG	48	10.0	6	2	0	8	2	1B
4	4	Apr 4	PHI	@	CIN	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
5	5	Apr 5	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	35	8.1	11	0	0	11	2	1B
6	6	Apr 6	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-8	CG	40	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
7	7	Apr 7	PHI	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
8	8	Apr 8	PHI	@	NYM	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	15	0	0	15	2	1B
9	9	Apr 9	PHI	@	NYM	L,2-8	CG	41	8.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
10	10	Apr 10	PHI	@	NYM	L,3-4	CG	47	11.2	11	0	0	11	1	1B
11	11	Apr 11	PHI		CHC	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
12	12	Apr 12	PHI		CHC	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
13	13	Apr 13	PHI		CHC	L,5-6	CG	46	10.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
14	14	Apr 15	PHI		HOU	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
15	15	Apr 16	PHI		HOU	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
16	16	Apr 17	PHI		HOU	W,10-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
17	17	Apr 18	PHI		NYM	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
18	18	Apr 19	PHI		NYM	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	10	4	0	14	2	1B
19	19	Apr 20	PHI		NYM	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
20	20	Apr 21	PHI	@	COL	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	5	2	0	7	3	1B
21	21	Apr 22	PHI	@	COL	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
22	22	Apr 23	PHI	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
23	23	Apr 24	PHI	@	MIL	W,3-1	GF	7	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH 1B
24	24	Apr 25	PHI	@	PIT	W,6-5	GF	8	2.0	2	1	0	3	0	PH 1B
25	25	Apr 26	PHI	@	PIT	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
26	26	Apr 27	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
27	27	Apr 29	PHI		SDP	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
28	28	Apr 30	PHI		SDP	L,2-4	CG	45	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	29	May 1	PHI		SDP	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
30	30	May 2	PHI		SFG	W,6-5	CG	46	10.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
31	31	May 3	PHI		SFG	L,2-3	CG	44	10.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
32	32	May 4	PHI		SFG	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
33	33	May 5	PHI	@	ARI	W,11-4	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
34	34	May 6	PHI	@	ARI	L,4-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
35	35	May 7	PHI	@	ARI	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	11	1	1	13	1	1B
36	36	May 8	PHI	@	ARI	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
37	37	May 9	PHI	@	SFG	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
38	38	May 10	PHI	@	SFG	L,2-8	CG	40	8.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
39	39	May 11	PHI	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	4	1B
40	40	May 13	PHI		ATL	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
41	41	May 14	PHI		ATL	L,6-8	CG	42	9.0	7	1	1	9	2	1B
42	42	May 15	PHI		ATL	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
43	43	May 16	PHI		TOR	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
44	44	May 17	PHI		TOR	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
45	45	May 18	PHI		TOR	L,5-6	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
46	46	May 19	PHI	@	WSN	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
47	47	May 20	PHI	@	WSN	W,1-0	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
48	48	May 21	PHI	@	WSN	W,12-2	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
49	49	May 22	PHI	@	HOU	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
50	50	May 23	PHI	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
51	51	May 24	PHI	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
52	52	May 25	PHI	@	HOU	W,15-6	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
53	53	May 26	PHI		COL	W,20-5	CG	37	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	1B
54	54	May 27	PHI		COL	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
55	55	May 28	PHI		COL	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
56	56	May 30	PHI		FLA	W,12-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
57	57	May 31	PHI		FLA	L,3-7	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	58	Jun 1	PHI		FLA	W,7-5	CG	33	9.0	10	2	0	12	3	1B
59	59	Jun 2	PHI		CIN	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
60	60	Jun 3	PHI		CIN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
61	61	Jun 4	PHI		CIN	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
62	62	Jun 5	PHI		CIN	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
63	63	Jun 6	PHI	@	ATL	W,4-3	CG	46	10.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
64	64	Jun 7	PHI	@	ATL	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	7	2	1	10	1	1B
65	65	Jun 8	PHI	@	ATL	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	9	3	0	12	1	1B
66	66	Jun 10	PHI	@	FLA	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
67	67	Jun 11	PHI	@	FLA	L,2-6	CG	32	8.1	2	1	0	3	1	1B
68	68	Jun 12	PHI	@	FLA	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
69	69	Jun 13	PHI	@	STL	W,20-2	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
70	70	Jun 14	PHI	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
71	71	Jun 15	PHI	@	STL	L,6-7	CG	42	9.2	12	1	1	14	0	1B
72	72	Jun 16	PHI		BOS	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
73	73	Jun 17	PHI		BOS	L,0-3	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
74	74	Jun 18	PHI		BOS	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
75	75	Jun 20	PHI		LAA	L,1-7	CG	50	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
76	76	Jun 21	PHI		LAA	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
77	77	Jun 22	PHI		LAA	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
78	78	Jun 24	PHI	@	OAK	L,2-5	CG	31	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
79	80 (1)	Jun 26	PHI	@	OAK	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
80	82 (1)	Jun 28	PHI	@	TEX	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
81	83	Jun 29	PHI	@	TEX	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
82	84	Jul 1	PHI	@	ATL	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
83	85	Jul 2	PHI	@	ATL	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	11	0	2	13	2	1B
84	86	Jul 3	PHI	@	ATL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
85	87	Jul 4	PHI		NYM	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
86	88	Jul 5	PHI		NYM	L,4-9	CG	45	9.0	15	0	1	16	1	1B
87	89	Jul 6	PHI		NYM	L,2-4	CG	54	12.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
88	90	Jul 7	PHI		NYM	L,9-10	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
89	91	Jul 8	PHI		STL	L,0-2	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
90	92	Jul 9	PHI		STL	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
91	93	Jul 10	PHI		STL	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
92	94	Jul 11	PHI		ARI	W,6-5	CG	50	12.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
93	95	Jul 12	PHI		ARI	L,4-10	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
94	96	Jul 13	PHI		ARI	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	7	0	1	8	1	1B
95	97	Jul 18	PHI	@	FLA	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
96	98	Jul 19	PHI	@	FLA	L,5-9	CG	44	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
97	99	Jul 20	PHI	@	FLA	L,2-3	CG	39	10.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
98	100	Jul 22	PHI	@	NYM	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
99	101	Jul 23	PHI	@	NYM	L,3-6	CG	43	8.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
100	102	Jul 24	PHI	@	NYM	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
101	103	Jul 25	PHI		ATL	L,2-8	CG	47	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
102	104	Jul 26	PHI		ATL	W,10-9	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
103	105	Jul 27	PHI		ATL	W,12-10	CG	44	9.0	8	1	0	9	3	1B
104	106	Jul 29	PHI	@	WSN	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
105	107	Jul 30	PHI	@	WSN	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
106	108	Jul 31	PHI	@	WSN	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
107	109	Aug 1	PHI	@	STL	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
108	110	Aug 2	PHI	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
109	111	Aug 3	PHI	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	11	0	1	12	3	1B
110	112	Aug 5	PHI		FLA	L,2-8	CG	48	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	1B
111	113	Aug 6	PHI		FLA	W,5-0	CG	37	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
112	114	Aug 7	PHI		FLA	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
113	115	Aug 8	PHI		PIT	L,0-2	CG	47	12.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
114	116	Aug 9	PHI		PIT	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
115	117	Aug 10	PHI		PIT	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	6	2	0	8	2	1B
116	118	Aug 11	PHI	@	LAD	L,6-8	CG	44	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
117	119	Aug 12	PHI	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	36	8.1	7	1	0	8	1	1B
118	120	Aug 13	PHI	@	LAD	L,6-7	CG	43	8.1	7	1	0	8	0	1B
119	121	Aug 14	PHI	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
120	122	Aug 15	PHI	@	SDP	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
121	123	Aug 16	PHI	@	SDP	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
122	124	Aug 17	PHI	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
123	125	Aug 19	PHI		WSN	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
124	126	Aug 20	PHI		WSN	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
125	127	Aug 21	PHI		WSN	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
126	128	Aug 22	PHI		LAD	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
127	129	Aug 23	PHI		LAD	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
128	130	Aug 24	PHI		LAD	W,5-2	CG	48	11.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
129	131	Aug 25	PHI		LAD	W,5-0	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
130	132	Aug 26	PHI		NYM	W,8-7	CG	55	13.0	15	2	1	18	3	1B
131	133	Aug 27	PHI		NYM	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	14	1	0	15	2	1B
132	134	Aug 28	PHI	@	CHC	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
133	135	Aug 29	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
134	136	Aug 30	PHI	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
135	137	Aug 31	PHI	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
136	138	Sep 1	PHI	@	WSN	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
137	139	Sep 2	PHI	@	WSN	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
138	140	Sep 3	PHI	@	WSN	L,7-9	CG	41	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
139	141	Sep 5	PHI	@	NYM	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
140	142	Sep 7 (1)	PHI	@	NYM	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
141	143	Sep 7 (2)	PHI	@	NYM	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
142	144	Sep 8	PHI		FLA	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	12	2	0	14	2	1B
143	145	Sep 9	PHI		FLA	L,8-10	CG	42	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
144	146	Sep 10	PHI		FLA	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
145	147	Sep 11	PHI		MIL	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
146	148	Sep 13	PHI		MIL	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
147	149	Sep 14 (1)	PHI		MIL	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
148	150	Sep 14 (2)	PHI		MIL	W,6-1	CG	29	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
149	151	Sep 16	PHI	@	ATL	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
150	152	Sep 17	PHI	@	ATL	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
151	153	Sep 18	PHI	@	ATL	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
152	154	Sep 19	PHI	@	FLA	L,8-14	CG	40	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
153	155	Sep 20	PHI	@	FLA	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	1	6	1	1B
154	156	Sep 21	PHI	@	FLA	W,5-2	CG	42	9.0	9	1	1	11	1	1B
155	157	Sep 22	PHI		ATL	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
156	158	Sep 23	PHI		ATL	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
157	159	Sep 24	PHI		ATL	L,4-10	CG	44	9.0	9	1	1	11	1	1B
158	160	Sep 26	PHI		WSN	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	14	0	1	15	0	1B
159	161	Sep 27	PHI		WSN	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
							159gm		1402.2	1408	101	19	1528	128