Ryan Howard batting average in 2012

.2192012 Regular Season

Ryan Howard posted a .219 batting average in the 2012 regular season.

Ryan Howard batting average in 2012, game by game
AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Sep 28, 2012@ MIAL 2-1100000.219.295.423.718
Sep 27, 2012vs WSHL 7-3310000.220.296.425.720
Sep 26, 2012vs WSHL 8-4300000.223.296.430.726
Sep 25, 2012vs WSHW 6-3411010.225.297.435.732
Sep 23, 2012vs ATLL 2-1400000.225.297.438.735
Sep 22, 2012vs ATLL 8-2411110.229.302.445.747
Sep 21, 2012vs ATLW 6-2411110.228.303.436.738
Sep 20, 2012@ NYMW 16-1622150.228.303.426.730
Sep 19, 2012@ NYMW 3-2411120.225.303.416.718
Sep 17, 2012@ NYMW 3-1400000.225.304.405.709
Sep 16, 2012@ HOUL 7-6401020.229.308.413.721
Sep 15, 2012@ HOUL 5-0400000.228.306.411.717
Sep 14, 2012@ HOUW 12-6412030.233.311.419.730
Sep 13, 2012@ HOUL 6-4401010.227.305.412.718
Sep 12, 2012vs MIAW 3-1400000.227.308.415.723
Sep 11, 2012vs MIAW 9-7501000.232.313.424.737
Sep 10, 2012vs MIAW 3-1300000.232.316.429.745
Sep 9, 2012vs COLW 7-4501020.236.320.436.756
Sep 9, 2012vs COLW 3-2401020.237.323.442.765
Sep 7, 2012vs COLW 3-2200000.237.321.441.762
Sep 5, 2012@ CINW 6-2411000.239.324.446.769
Sep 4, 2012@ CINL 2-1301000.239.325.450.775
Sep 3, 2012@ CINW 4-2400000.237.322.452.774
Sep 2, 2012@ ATLL 8-7511020.243.328.462.791
Sep 1, 2012@ ATLW 5-1201000.244.332.464.796
Aug 31, 2012@ ATLW 8-5 F/10422130.241.319.464.783
Aug 30, 2012vs NYMW 3-2300010.235.311.444.756
Aug 29, 2012vs NYML 3-2300010.239.318.453.771
Aug 28, 2012vs NYML 9-5 F/10511140.244.326.462.787
Aug 26, 2012vs WSHW 4-1300000.245.329.450.780
Aug 25, 2012vs WSHW 4-2400000.250.331.459.791
Aug 24, 2012vs WSHW 4-2402010.257.340.472.812
Aug 23, 2012vs CINW 4-3 F/11311000.250.335.464.800
Aug 22, 2012vs CINL 3-2400000.248.322.467.790
Aug 21, 2012vs CINL 5-4301010.256.331.481.812
Aug 20, 2012vs CINW 12-5422120.254.326.485.811
Aug 19, 2012@ MILW 8-0512000.246.317.460.777
Aug 18, 2012@ MILW 4-3402010.240.313.463.776
Aug 17, 2012@ MILL 6-2401010.231.308.444.752
Aug 16, 2012@ MILL 7-4513010.230.310.442.752
Aug 14, 2012@ MIAW 1-0400000.213.298.435.733
Aug 13, 2012@ MIAW 4-0400000.221.308.452.760
Aug 12, 2012vs STLW 8-7 F/11312120.230.313.470.783
Aug 11, 2012vs STLL 4-1401010.216.296.433.729
Aug 10, 2012vs STLW 3-1411000.215.298.441.739
Aug 8, 2012vs ATLL 12-6412130.213.300.438.738
Aug 7, 2012vs ATLW 3-0411120.200.292.400.692
Aug 6, 2012vs ATLL 6-1400000.198.293.370.664
Aug 5, 2012vs ARIW 5-4501010.208.307.390.696
Aug 4, 2012vs ARIW 3-0412000.208.313.403.716
Aug 3, 2012vs ARIL 4-2400000.191.304.397.701
Aug 2, 2012@ WSHL 3-0100000.203.320.422.742
Aug 1, 2012@ WSHW 3-2300000.206.324.429.753
Jul 31, 2012@ WSHW 8-0401000.217.329.450.779
Jul 29, 2012@ ATLL 6-2400000.214.323.464.787
Jul 28, 2012@ ATLL 2-1300000.231.344.500.844
Jul 27, 2012@ ATLL 6-1401000.245.362.531.893
Jul 25, 2012vs MILW 7-6 F/10401000.244.370.556.926
Jul 24, 2012vs MILW 7-6301010.244.367.585.953
Jul 23, 2012vs MILW 7-6513130.237.356.605.961
Jul 22, 2012vs SFW 4-3 F/12400000.182.325.485.810
Jul 21, 2012vs SFL 6-5 F/10411130.207.343.552.895
Jul 20, 2012vs SFL 7-2311110.200.355.480.835
Jul 18, 2012@ LADL 5-3 F/12101000.182.333.364.697
Jul 17, 2012@ LADW 3-2100000.143.308.333.641
Jul 16, 2012@ LADW 3-2411110.150.227.350.577
Jul 15, 2012@ COLW 5-1100000.125.222.188.410
Jul 14, 2012@ COLW 8-5410000.133.235.200.435
Jul 13, 2012@ COLL 6-2300000.182.250.273.523
Jul 8, 2012vs ATLL 4-3400000.250.250.375.625
Jul 6, 2012vs ATLL 5-0402000.500.500.7501.250

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS

  • 12th-best of Ryan Howard's 13 seasons on file; the high is .313 in 2006.
  • Down .034 from .253 in 2011.

Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on October 30, 2026.

Ryan Howard: top 5 2012 regular season games by AVG

Ryan Howard: top 5 2012 regular season games by AVG
AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Jul 6, 2012vs ATLL 5-0402000.500.500.7501.250
Aug 24, 2012vs WSHW 4-2402010.257.340.472.812
Aug 21, 2012vs CINL 5-4301010.256.331.481.812
Aug 20, 2012vs CINW 12-5422120.254.326.485.811
Aug 25, 2012vs WSHW 4-2400000.250.331.459.791

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS

All 71 2012 games

Ryan Howard, 2012 regular season

GP
71
AB
260
R
28
H
57
HR
14
RBI
56
SB
0
AVG
.219