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.

2005 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2005 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	27 (26)	May 3	PHI	@	NYM	W,10-3	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
2	28	May 4	PHI	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
3	29	May 5	PHI	@	NYM	L,5-7	CG	42	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
4	30	May 6	PHI	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
5	32 (1)	May 8	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
6	33	May 9	PHI	@	MIL	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
7	39 (5)	May 15	PHI		CIN	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
8	40	May 17	PHI		STL	W,7-5	GS	32	7.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	81 (40)	Jul 2	PHI		ATL	W,6-3	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
10	82	Jul 3	PHI		ATL	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	3	1B
11	83	Jul 4	PHI	@	PIT	W,12-1	GS	29	7.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
12	84	Jul 5	PHI	@	PIT	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
13	85	Jul 6	PHI	@	PIT	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
14	86	Jul 7	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
15	87	Jul 8	PHI		WSN	L,7-8	CG	42	9.0	7	1	1	9	1	1B
16	88	Jul 9	PHI		WSN	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
17	89	Jul 10	PHI		WSN	W,5-4	CG	52	12.0	14	2	0	16	0	1B
18	90	Jul 14	PHI		FLA	W,13-7	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
19	91	Jul 15	PHI		FLA	L,7-9	CG	42	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
20	92	Jul 16	PHI		FLA	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
21	94 (1)	Jul 19	PHI		LAD	W,5-4	CG	44	10.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
22	95	Jul 20	PHI		LAD	L,2-10	CG	42	9.0	5	2	0	7	2	1B
23	96	Jul 21	PHI		LAD	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
24	97	Jul 22	PHI		SDP	W,8-6	CG	48	11.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
25	98	Jul 23	PHI		SDP	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
26	99	Jul 24	PHI		SDP	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
27	100	Jul 25	PHI	@	HOU	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
28	101	Jul 26	PHI	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
29	102	Jul 27	PHI	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
30	103	Jul 28	PHI	@	COL	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
31	104	Jul 29	PHI	@	COL	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
32	105	Jul 30	PHI	@	COL	W,8-7	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	3	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	107 (1)	Aug 2	PHI		CHC	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
34	108	Aug 3	PHI		CHC	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
35	109	Aug 4	PHI		CHC	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
36	110	Aug 5	PHI		MIL	L,1-3	CG	38	10.0	19	0	0	19	0	1B
37	112 (1)	Aug 7	PHI		MIL	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
38	113	Aug 9	PHI	@	LAD	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
39	114	Aug 10	PHI	@	LAD	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
40	115	Aug 11	PHI	@	LAD	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
41	116	Aug 12	PHI	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
42	117	Aug 13	PHI	@	SDP	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
43	118	Aug 14	PHI	@	SDP	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
44	119	Aug 15	PHI		WSN	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
45	120	Aug 17	PHI		WSN	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
46	121	Aug 18 (1)	PHI		WSN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
47	122	Aug 18 (2)	PHI		WSN	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
48	123	Aug 19	PHI		PIT	L,2-11	CG	48	9.0	6	2	2	10	0	1B
49	125 (1)	Aug 21	PHI		PIT	W,4-3	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
50	127 (1)	Aug 23	PHI	@	SFG	W,10-2	CG	31	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
51	128	Aug 24	PHI	@	SFG	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
52	129	Aug 26	PHI	@	ARI	W,11-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
53	130	Aug 27	PHI	@	ARI	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
54	131	Aug 28	PHI	@	ARI	L,5-10	CG	42	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
55	132	Aug 30	PHI	@	NYM	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
56	133	Aug 31	PHI	@	NYM	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
57	134	Sep 1	PHI	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
58	135	Sep 2	PHI	@	WSN	W,7-1	GS	24	6.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
59	136	Sep 3	PHI	@	WSN	L,4-5	CG	49	11.1	15	4	1	20	0	1B
60	137	Sep 4	PHI	@	WSN	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
61	138	Sep 5	PHI		HOU	L,3-4	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
62	139	Sep 6	PHI		HOU	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
63	140	Sep 7	PHI		HOU	L,6-8	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
64	141	Sep 9	PHI		FLA	W,12-5	CG	41	9.0	13	0	0	13	3	1B
65	142	Sep 10	PHI		FLA	L,6-7	CG	44	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
66	143	Sep 11	PHI		FLA	W,11-1	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
67	144	Sep 12	PHI		ATL	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
68	145	Sep 13	PHI		ATL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
69	147 (1)	Sep 15	PHI		ATL	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
70	148	Sep 16	PHI	@	FLA	W,13-3	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
71	149	Sep 17	PHI	@	FLA	W,10-2	GF	6	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
72	150	Sep 18	PHI	@	FLA	L,6-14	CG	48	8.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
73	151	Sep 20	PHI	@	ATL	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
74	152	Sep 21	PHI	@	ATL	W,10-6	GF	11	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
75	153	Sep 22	PHI	@	ATL	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
76	154	Sep 23	PHI	@	CIN	W,11-10	GS	42	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
77	155	Sep 24	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
78	156	Sep 25	PHI	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
79	157	Sep 26	PHI		NYM	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
80	158	Sep 27	PHI		NYM	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
81	159	Sep 28	PHI		NYM	W,16-6	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
82	160	Sep 30	PHI	@	WSN	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
83	161	Oct 1	PHI	@	WSN	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
84	162	Oct 2	PHI	@	WSN	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
							84gm		706.1	707	40	5	752	53