Thomas Howard

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: December 11, 1964 in Middletown, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (11th) of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ball State University (Muncie, IN).

School: Ball State University (Muncie, IN)

Debut: July 3, 1990 (Age 25-204d, 15,791st in major league history)
vs. PIT 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 2000 (Age 35-295d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1991 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Thomas Sylvester Howard

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.4

2483

655

.264

297

RBI

264

OBP

.311

SLG

.384

OPS

.695

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1986	21	SDP-min	A,A-	74	320	278	51	80	10	6	12	56	12	3	37	58	.288	.370	.496	.866		138		1	1	3	1		REN,SPO · CALL,NORW
1987	22	SDP-min	AA	113	447	401	72	133	27	4	14	60	26	8	36	72	.332	.387	.524	.911		210		1	8	1	9		WCH · TL
1988	23	SDP-min	AAA,AA	73	297	270	44	73	18	3	0	31	9	7	25	45	.270	.334	.359	.694		97	3	1	1	0	2		LVG,WCH · PCL,TL
1989	24	SDP-min	AAA	80	337	303	45	91	18	3	3	31	22	11	30	56	.300	.362	.409	.772		124		0	3	1	1		LVG · PCL
1990	25	SDP-min	AAA	89	393	341	58	112	26	8	5	51	27	5	44	63	.328	.401	.496	.897		169		0	4	4	5		LVG · PCL
1990	25	SDP	NL	20	45	44	4	12	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	.273	.273	.318	.591	62	14	1	0	1	0	0	/7H89
1991	26	SDP-min	AAA	25	107	94	22	29	3	1	2	16	11	5	10	16	.309	.368	.426	.793		40	1	0	1	2	3		LVG · PCL
1991	26	SDP	NL	106	309	281	30	70	12	3	4	22	10	7	24	57	.249	.309	.356	.665	85	100	4	1	2	1	4	87H9
1992	27	TOT	MLB	122	391	361	37	100	15	2	2	32	15	8	17	60	.277	.308	.346	.654	85	125	4	0	11	2	1	7H89/D
1992	27	SDP	NL	5	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	88	1	0	0	1	0	0	/H
1992	27	CLE	AL	117	387	358	36	99	15	2	2	32	15	8	17	60	.277	.308	.346	.654	85	124	4	0	10	2	1	7H89/D
1993	28	TOT	MLB	112	348	319	48	81	15	3	7	36	10	7	24	63	.254	.302	.386	.687	84	123	9	0	0	5	0	H798/D
1993	28	CLE	AL	74	194	178	26	42	7	0	3	23	5	1	12	42	.236	.278	.326	.604	62	58	5	0	0	4	0	H98/7D
1993	28	CIN	NL	38	154	141	22	39	8	3	4	13	5	6	12	21	.277	.331	.461	.792	110	65	4	0	0	1	0	78/H
1994	29	CIN	NL	83	192	178	24	47	11	0	5	24	4	2	10	30	.264	.302	.410	.712	85	73	2	0	3	1	1	7H9/8
1995	30	CIN	NL	113	304	281	42	85	15	2	3	26	17	8	20	37	.302	.350	.402	.752	99	113	3	1	1	1	0	H879
1996	31	CIN-min	AA,AAA	9	37	35	6	12	1	0	2	4	1	1	2	7	.343	.378	.543	.921		19	0	0	0	0	0		CNG,INA · SOUL,AA
1996	31	CIN	NL	121	386	360	50	98	19	10	6	42	6	5	17	51	.272	.307	.431	.738	93	155	5	3	2	4	3	78H9
1997	32	HOU	NL	107	286	255	24	63	16	1	3	22	1	2	26	48	.247	.323	.353	.676	80	90	3	3	1	1	1	H897
1998	33	LAD	NL	47	79	76	9	14	4	0	2	4	1	0	3	15	.184	.215	.316	.531	41	24	2	0	0	0	0	H87/9D
1999	34	STL-min	AAA	35	135	119	24	43	10	2	2	21	1	2	13	21	.361	.425	.529	.955		63	2	1	1	1	0		MEM · PCL
1999	34	STL	NL	98	215	195	16	57	10	0	6	28	1	1	17	26	.292	.353	.436	.789	98	85	3	2	0	1	0	H9/7D
2000	35	STL-min	AAA	17	43	34	7	9	2	0	0	5	0	1	7	6	.265	.419	.324	.742		11	2	2	0	0	1		MEM · PCL
2000	35	STL	NL	86	141	133	13	28	4	1	6	28	1	0	7	34	.211	.255	.391	.646	60	52	3	1	0	0	0	H9/7D3
2001	36	PIT-min	AAA	13	33	30	2	6	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	7	.200	.273	.267	.539		8	0	1	0	0	0		NVL · PCL
11 Yrs				1015	2696	2483	297	655	123	22	44	264	66	41	165	432	.264	.311	.384	.695	85	954	39	11	21	16	10
162 Game Avg.				162	430	396	47	105	20	4	7	42	11	7	26	69	.264	.311	.384	.695	85	152	6	2	3	3	2

CIN (4 yrs)				355	1036	960	138	269	53	15	18	105	32	21	59	139	.280	.322	.423	.745	96	406	14	4	6	7	4
SDP (3 yrs)				131	358	328	35	83	14	3	4	22	10	8	24	68	.253	.305	.351	.656	82	115	5	1	4	1	4
CLE (2 yrs)				191	581	536	62	141	22	2	5	55	20	9	29	102	.263	.298	.340	.637	77	182	9	0	10	6	1
STL (2 yrs)				184	356	328	29	85	14	1	12	56	2	1	24	60	.259	.315	.418	.732	83	137	6	3	0	1	0
LAD (1 yr)				47	79	76	9	14	4	0	2	4	1	0	3	15	.184	.215	.316	.531	41	24	2	0	0	0	0
HOU (1 yr)				107	286	255	24	63	16	1	3	22	1	2	26	48	.247	.323	.353	.676	80	90	3	3	1	1	1

NL (11 yrs)				824	2115	1947	235	514	101	20	39	209	46	32	136	330	.264	.314	.397	.711	87	772	30	11	11	10	9
AL (2 yrs)				191	581	536	62	141	22	2	5	55	20	9	29	102	.263	.298	.340	.637	77	182	9	0	10	6	1

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