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.

2009 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2009 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	PHI		ATL	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
2	2	Apr 7	PHI		ATL	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
3	3	Apr 8	PHI		ATL	W,12-11	CG	45	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
4	4	Apr 10	PHI	@	COL	L,3-10	CG	40	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
5	5	Apr 11	PHI	@	COL	W,8-4	CG	32	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
6	6	Apr 12	PHI	@	COL	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
7	7	Apr 13	PHI	@	WSN	W,9-8	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
8	8	Apr 16	PHI	@	WSN	L,2-8	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
9	9	Apr 17	PHI		SDP	L,7-8	CG	44	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
10	10	Apr 18	PHI		SDP	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
11	11	Apr 19	PHI		SDP	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
12	12	Apr 21	PHI		MIL	W,11-4	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
13	13	Apr 22	PHI		MIL	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
14	14	Apr 23	PHI		MIL	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
15	15	Apr 24	PHI	@	FLA	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
16	16	Apr 25	PHI	@	FLA	W,6-4	CG	43	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
17	17	Apr 26	PHI	@	FLA	W,13-2	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
18	18	Apr 27	PHI		WSN	W,13-11	CG	49	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
19	19	Apr 28	PHI		WSN	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
20	20	Apr 29	PHI		WSN	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	21	May 1	PHI		NYM	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
22	22	May 2	PHI		NYM	W,6-5	CG	48	10.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
23	23	May 4	PHI	@	STL	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
24	24	May 5	PHI	@	STL	W,10-7	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
25	25	May 6	PHI	@	NYM	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	1B
26	26	May 7	PHI	@	NYM	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
27	27	May 8	PHI		ATL	W,10-6	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
28	28	May 9	PHI		ATL	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
29	29	May 10	PHI		ATL	L,2-4	CG	43	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
30	30	May 12	PHI		LAD	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
31	31	May 13	PHI		LAD	L,2-9	CG	45	9.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
32	32	May 14	PHI		LAD	L,3-5	CG	44	10.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
33	33	May 15	PHI	@	WSN	W,10-6	CG	54	12.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
34	34	May 16 (1)	PHI	@	WSN	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
35	35	May 16 (2)	PHI	@	WSN	W,7-5	CG	27	5.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
36	36	May 17	PHI	@	WSN	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
37	37	May 19	PHI	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
38	38	May 20	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	6	3	0	9	0	1B
39	39	May 21	PHI	@	CIN	W,12-5	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
40	40	May 22	PHI	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
41	41	May 23	PHI	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	33	8.1	11	0	0	11	1	1B
42	42	May 24	PHI	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	44	11.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
43	43	May 25	PHI		FLA	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
44	44	May 26	PHI		FLA	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	5	1	1	7	0	1B
45	45	May 27	PHI		FLA	L,2-6	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
46	46	May 29	PHI		WSN	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
47	47	May 30	PHI		WSN	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
48	48	May 31	PHI		WSN	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	7	5	0	12	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	49	Jun 1	PHI	@	SDP	W,5-3	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
50	50	Jun 2	PHI	@	SDP	W,10-5	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
51	51	Jun 3	PHI	@	SDP	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
52	52	Jun 4	PHI	@	LAD	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
53	53	Jun 5	PHI	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	34	8.2	13	0	0	13	1	1B
54	54	Jun 6	PHI	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	48	11.2	13	0	0	13	0	1B
55	55	Jun 7	PHI	@	LAD	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
56	56	Jun 9	PHI	@	NYM	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
57	57	Jun 10	PHI	@	NYM	W,5-4	CG	53	11.0	14	2	0	16	1	1B
58	58	Jun 11	PHI	@	NYM	W,6-3	CG	38	10.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
59	59	Jun 12	PHI		BOS	L,2-5	CG	55	13.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
60	60	Jun 13	PHI		BOS	L,6-11	CG	51	9.0	7	0	1	8	1	1B
61	61	Jun 14	PHI		BOS	W,11-6	CG	44	9.0	6	0	1	7	1	1B
62	62	Jun 16	PHI		TOR	L,3-8	CG	54	10.0	6	0	1	7	0	1B
63	63	Jun 17	PHI		TOR	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
64	64	Jun 18	PHI		TOR	L,7-8	CG	48	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
65	65	Jun 19	PHI		BAL	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
66	71 (5)	Jun 26	PHI	@	TOR	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
67	72	Jun 27	PHI	@	TOR	W,10-0	CG	30	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
68	73	Jun 28	PHI	@	TOR	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
69	74	Jun 30	PHI	@	ATL	L,4-5	CG	47	9.1	12	0	0	12	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	75	Jul 1	PHI	@	ATL	L,1-11	GS	30	6.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
71	76	Jul 2	PHI	@	ATL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	6	3	0	9	0	1B
72	77	Jul 3	PHI		NYM	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
73	78	Jul 4	PHI		NYM	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
74	79	Jul 5	PHI		NYM	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	8	4	0	12	3	1B
75	80	Jul 6	PHI		CIN	W,22-1	GS	14	4.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
76	81	Jul 7	PHI		CIN	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
77	82	Jul 8	PHI		CIN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
78	83	Jul 9	PHI		CIN	W,9-6	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
79	84	Jul 10	PHI		PIT	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
80	85	Jul 11	PHI		PIT	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
81	86	Jul 12	PHI		PIT	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
82	87	Jul 16	PHI	@	FLA	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
83	88	Jul 17	PHI	@	FLA	W,6-5	CG	54	12.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
84	89	Jul 19	PHI	@	FLA	W,5-0	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
85	90	Jul 20	PHI		CHC	W,10-1	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
86	91	Jul 21	PHI		CHC	W,4-1	CG	44	13.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
87	92	Jul 22	PHI		CHC	L,5-10	GS	48	8.2	11	0	0	11	0	1B
88	93	Jul 23	PHI		SDP	W,9-4	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
89	94	Jul 24	PHI		STL	L,1-8	CG	42	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
90	95	Jul 25	PHI		STL	W,14-6	CG	43	9.0	9	1	2	12	3	1B
91	96	Jul 26	PHI		STL	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
92	97	Jul 27	PHI	@	ARI	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
93	98	Jul 28	PHI	@	ARI	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	9	1	1	11	0	1B
94	99	Jul 29	PHI	@	ARI	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
95	100	Jul 30	PHI	@	SFG	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
96	101	Jul 31	PHI	@	SFG	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	102	Aug 1	PHI	@	SFG	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
98	103	Aug 2	PHI	@	SFG	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	11	1	1	13	2	1B
99	104	Aug 4	PHI		COL	L,3-8	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
100	105	Aug 5	PHI		COL	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
101	106	Aug 6	PHI		COL	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
102	107	Aug 7	PHI		FLA	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
103	108	Aug 8	PHI		FLA	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
104	109	Aug 9	PHI		FLA	L,3-12	CG	51	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
105	110	Aug 11	PHI	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	51	12.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
106	111	Aug 12	PHI	@	CHC	W,12-5	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
107	112	Aug 13	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
108	113	Aug 14	PHI	@	ATL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
109	114	Aug 15	PHI	@	ATL	L,3-4	CG	38	8.1	12	0	0	12	1	1B
110	115	Aug 16	PHI	@	ATL	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
111	116	Aug 18	PHI		ARI	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
112	117	Aug 19	PHI		ARI	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
113	118	Aug 20	PHI		ARI	W,12-3	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
114	119	Aug 21	PHI	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
115	120	Aug 22	PHI	@	NYM	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	18	0	0	18	2	1B
116	121	Aug 23	PHI	@	NYM	W,9-7	CG	40	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	1B
117	122	Aug 24	PHI	@	NYM	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
118	123	Aug 25	PHI	@	PIT	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
119	124	Aug 26	PHI	@	PIT	W,4-1	CG	40	10.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
120	125	Aug 27	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
121	126	Aug 28	PHI		ATL	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	9	0	1	10	1	1B
122	127	Aug 29	PHI		ATL	L,1-9	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
123	128	Aug 30	PHI		ATL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
124	129	Sep 1	PHI		SFG	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
125	130	Sep 2	PHI		SFG	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
126	131	Sep 3	PHI		SFG	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
127	132	Sep 4	PHI	@	HOU	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
128	133	Sep 5	PHI	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	38	8.2	6	1	0	7	0	1B
129	134	Sep 6	PHI	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
130	135	Sep 7	PHI	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
131	136	Sep 8	PHI	@	WSN	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
132	137	Sep 9	PHI	@	WSN	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	11	0	1	12	0	1B
133	138	Sep 10	PHI	@	WSN	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
134	139	Sep 11	PHI		NYM	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
135	140	Sep 12	PHI		NYM	L,9-10	CG	41	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
136	141	Sep 13 (1)	PHI		NYM	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
137	142	Sep 13 (2)	PHI		NYM	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
138	143	Sep 15	PHI		WSN	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
139	144	Sep 16	PHI		WSN	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	7	1	1	9	3	1B
140	145	Sep 17	PHI		WSN	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
141	146	Sep 18	PHI	@	ATL	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
142	147	Sep 19	PHI	@	ATL	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
143	148	Sep 20	PHI	@	ATL	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
144	149	Sep 22 (1)	PHI	@	FLA	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
145	150	Sep 22 (2)	PHI	@	FLA	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
146	151	Sep 23	PHI	@	FLA	L,6-7	CG	41	8.2	6	1	0	7	1	1B
147	152	Sep 24	PHI	@	MIL	W,9-4	CG	42	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	1B
148	153	Sep 25	PHI	@	MIL	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
149	154	Sep 26	PHI	@	MIL	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
150	155	Sep 27	PHI	@	MIL	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
151	156	Sep 28	PHI		HOU	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
152	157	Sep 29	PHI		HOU	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
153	158	Sep 30	PHI		HOU	W,10-3	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
154	159	Oct 1	PHI		HOU	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
155	160	Oct 2	PHI		FLA	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
156	161	Oct 3	PHI		FLA	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
							156gm		1388.1	1300	95	14	1409	109