Spencer Howard

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 210lb (190cm, 95kg)

Born: July 28, 1996 in San Luis Obispo, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA).

School: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA)

Debut: August 9, 2020 (Age 24-012d, 22,162nd in major league history)
vs. ATL 4.2 IP, 7 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2021 season

2024 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 2.114 • Arb Eligible: 2025 • Free Agent: 2028

Agents: Apex Baseball

Full Name: Spencer Lee Howard

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

-0.6

-2.6

ERA

6.21

7.00

29.0

144.0

136

WHIP

2.000

1.736

Summary of 31 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 12 go ahead

4 Tms
TEX	18
PHI	8
CLE	3
SFG	2

Platoon
vs RHB	19
vs LHB	12

Home/Road
Home	17
Away	14

Outs
2	13
0	11
1	7

16 Opps
OAK	4
TOR	4
LAD	3
ATL	3
CLE	2
BAL	2
SEA	2
SDP	2
NYM	2
LAA	1
TBR	1
CHW	1
DET	1
MIA	1
ARI	1
WSN	1

31 Batters
Carlos Santana	1
Andrew Vaughn	1
Jorge Mateo	1
Matt Chapman	1
Juan Soto	1
Bobby Bradley	1
Shohei Ohtani	1
Sheldon Neuse	1
Travis Demeritte	1
Dominic Smith	1
Austin Hedges	1
Carson Kelly	1
Stephen Piscotty	1
Freddie Freeman	1
Ronald Acuña Jr.	1
George Springer	1
Isaac Paredes	1
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	1
Jake Cronenworth	1
Brian Anderson	1
Danny Jansen	1
Ramón Laureano	1
David Peralta	1
Chris Taylor	1
Will Smith	1
Mitch Haniger	1
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	1
Cedric Mullins	1
Adam Eaton	1
Robinson Canó	1
Seth Brown	1

12 Parks
GlbLifeField (ARL)	9
CitizensBank (PHI)	5
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	4
RingCentral Col (OAK)	3
Progressive (CLE)	2
Dodger Stad (LOS)	2
Chase Field (PHO)	1
loanDepot pk (MIA)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
Comerica Pk (DET)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1

Where Hit
7	13
9	8
78	5
8	4
89	1

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
5	7
4	6
3	6
2	5
6	3
7+	2
1	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	15
2·HR gms	6
4·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	17
1--	7
12-	4
-2-	2
-23	1

50 Runs
RISP	7
0 on	17
1 on	9
2 on	5
Any on	14

Inning
1	2
2	4
3	12
4	4
5	6
6	1
8	2

1-3	18
4-6	11
7-end	2

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	3
+2	3
+1	7
Tied	9
-1	3
-2	1
-4..	3

Ahead	15
Tied	9
Behind	7

Before event,
for batter

Count
2-2	5
1-1	5
1-2	4
3-2	4
2-1	4
1-0	3
0-0	2
0-1	2
3-1	1
0-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
DH	6
RF	5
1B	5
C	4
LF	3
3B	3
2B	2
CF	2
SS	1

OrderPos
5th	7
1st	5
4th	4
2nd	3
3rd	3
9th	3
6th	2
8th	2
7th	2

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	14
Low Lev	14

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2020-08-09 (2)	Freddie Freeman	ATL	@	PHI	tied 0-0	t 3	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	3	3	25%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); D. Swanson Scores
2	2	2	2	2020-08-09 (2)	Ronald Acuña Jr.	ATL	@	PHI	ahead 2-0	t 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	8	8%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
3	3	3	1	2020-08-14	Dominic Smith	NYM	@	PHI	tied 2-2	t 3	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	4	7	11%	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
4	4	4	2	2020-08-14	Robinson Canó	NYM	@	PHI	ahead 3-2	t 3	2	---	5,(1-2) BFSFX	1	5	DH	10%	67%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
5	5	5	1	2020-08-31	Juan Soto	WSN	@	PHI	behind 0-6	t 5	1	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	2	7	5%	9%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); T. Turner Scores
6	6	6	1	2020-09-12	Brian Anderson	MIA		PHI	behind 0-5	b 4	2	12-	6,(3-2) FBFBB>X	3	5	5	17%	27%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); J. Aguilar Scores; M. Joyce Scores
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	2021-06-14	Will Smith	LAD		PHI	behind 0-1	b 4	2	1--	4,(2-1) SBBX	2	4	2	25%	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); G. Lux Scores
8	8	2	2	2021-06-14	Chris Taylor	LAD		PHI	ahead 2-1	b 5	0	---	8,(3-2) CBBCFFBX	1	6	4	10%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
9	9	3	1	2021-08-05	Adam Eaton	LAA	@	TEX	tied 0-0	t 3	0	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	8	9	11%	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
10	10	4	1	2021-08-19	Mitch Haniger	SEA	@	TEX	ahead 2-0	t 2	2	12-	5,(1-2) CFBFX	3	2	DH	19%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); J. Bauers Scores; J. Crawford Scores
11	11	5	1	2021-09-24	Cedric Mullins	BAL		TEX	behind 1-2	b 2	2	12-	3,(1-1) FBX	3	1	8	28%	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); R. Martin Scores; K. Gutiérrez Scores
12	12	6	1	2021-10-01	Austin Hedges	CLE	@	TEX	behind 0-2	t 3	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	8	2	10%	36%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
13	13	7	2	2021-10-01	Bobby Bradley	CLE	@	TEX	ahead 4-3	t 4	1	---	4,(2-1) BCBX	1	7	3	11%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	2022-04-10	George Springer	TOR		TEX	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	7,(3-2) CBBFFBX	1	1	DH	10%	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
15	15	2	2	2022-04-10	Matt Chapman	TOR		TEX	ahead 1-0	b 1	2	-23	4,(1-2) CSBX	3	6	5	20%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Hernández Scores; L. Gurriel Scores
16	16	3	3	2022-04-10	Danny Jansen	TOR		TEX	ahead 4-1	b 2	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	9	2	6%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
17	17	4	4	2022-04-10	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR		TEX	ahead 5-1	b 3	0	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	3	3	4%	94%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
18	18	5	1	2022-04-24	Stephen Piscotty	OAK		TEX	tied 0-0	b 4	1	1--	5,(2-2) BCCBX	2	5	9	23%	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Murphy Scores
19	19	6	1	2022-04-29	Travis Demeritte	ATL	@	TEX	ahead 2-1	t 3	0	---	5,(2-2) CFBBX	1	1	9	10%	72%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
20	20	7	1	2022-07-11	Sheldon Neuse	OAK	@	TEX	behind 1-5	t 5	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	9	4	5%	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
21	21	8	1	2022-07-16	Carlos Santana	SEA	@	TEX	behind 0-1	t 3	2	-2-	4,(2-1) BCBX	2	4	DH	22%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); T. France Scores
22	22	9	1	2022-07-22	Ramón Laureano	OAK		TEX	tied 1-1	b 5	2	---	6,(3-2) BBBCFX	1	2	9	17%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
23	23	10	2	2022-07-22	Seth Brown	OAK		TEX	ahead 2-1	b 5	2	1--	5,(2-2) CBBFX	2	4	3	19%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); S. Murphy Scores
24	24	11	1	2022-08-02	Jorge Mateo	BAL	@	TEX	tied 0-0	t 3	0	12-	3,(0-2) FSX	3	9	6	20%	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Urías Scores; T. Vavra Scores
25	25	12	1	2022-08-07	Andrew Vaughn	CHW	@	TEX	ahead 1-0	t 3	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	5	3	17%	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Abreu Scores
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	2023-06-09	Isaac Paredes	TBR		TEX	ahead 4-1	b 6	0	-2-	4,(3-1) A>B.BBX	2	5	5	4%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Arozarena Scores
2024	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
27	27	1	1	2024-06-03	Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	ARI		SFG	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	3,(1-1) .BFX	1	5	7	11%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
28	28	2	1	2024-06-29	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@	SFG	tied 1-1	t 3	1	---	6,(1-2) ST.BFFX	1	1	DH	12%	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
29	29	3	1	2024-07-11	Carson Kelly	DET		CLE	ahead 3-1	b 3	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	2	8%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
30	30	4	1	2024-07-20	David Peralta	SDP	@	CLE	ahead 3-0	t 8	0	---	5,(2-2) .BSBCX	1	7	9	3%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
31	31	5	2	2024-07-20	Jake Cronenworth	SDP	@	CLE	ahead 5-0	t 8	2	1--	5,(2-2) FFBBX	2	3	DH	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); L. Campusano Scores/unER; J. Cronenworth Scores/unER