Frank Howard stats
Last played for the Detroit Tigers, 1973
Bio
- Debut
- 1958
- NL Rookie of the Year
- 1960
Bio
- Debut
- 1958
- NL Rookie of the Year
- 1960
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,895
- AB
- 6,488
- R
- 864
- H
- 1,774
- HR
- 382
- RBI
- 1,119
- SB
- 8
- AVG
- .273
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | LAD | 8 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .241 |
| 1959 | LAD | 9 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 |
| 1960 | LAD | 117 | 448 | 54 | 120 | 23 | 77 | 0 | .268 |
| 1961 | LAD | 92 | 267 | 36 | 79 | 15 | 45 | 0 | .296 |
| 1962 | LAD | 141 | 493 | 80 | 146 | 31 | 119 | 1 | .296 |
| 1963 | LAD | 123 | 417 | 58 | 114 | 28 | 64 | 1 | .273 |
| 1964 | LAD | 134 | 433 | 60 | 98 | 24 | 69 | 1 | .226 |
| 1965 | TEX | 149 | 516 | 53 | 149 | 21 | 84 | 0 | .289 |
| 1966 | TEX | 146 | 493 | 52 | 137 | 18 | 71 | 1 | .278 |
| 1967 | TEX | 149 | 519 | 71 | 133 | 36 | 89 | 0 | .256 |
| 1968 | TEX | 158 | 598 | 79 | 164 | 44 | 106 | 0 | .274 |
| 1969 | TEX | 161 | 592 | 111 | 175 | 48 | 111 | 1 | .296 |
| 1970 | TEX | 161 | 566 | 90 | 160 | 44 | 126 | 1 | .283 |
| 1971 | TEX | 153 | 549 | 60 | 153 | 26 | 83 | 1 | .279 |
| 1972 |  TEX/DET | 109 | 320 | 29 | 78 | 10 | 38 | 1 | .244 |
| 1973 | DET | 85 | 227 | 26 | 58 | 12 | 29 | 0 | .256 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 3
- AB
- 10
- R
- 2
- H
- 3
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 1
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .300
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 7,353
- TB
- 3,235
- XBH
- 662
- HBP
- 33
- IBB
- 135
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | LAD | 30 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | LAD | 23 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | LAD | 487 | 208 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | LAD | 292 | 138 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | LAD | 538 | 276 | 62 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | LAD | 459 | 216 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | LAD | 492 | 187 | 39 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | TEX | 575 | 246 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | TEX | 549 | 218 | 41 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | TEX | 585 | 265 | 58 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | TEX | 663 | 330 | 75 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | TEX | 702 | 340 | 67 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | TEX | 706 | 309 | 60 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | TEX | 633 | 260 | 53 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | TEX/DET | 368 | 118 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | DET | 251 | 105 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 33.8
- RC
- 1174.5
- RC/27
- 6.60
- ISOP
- .225
- SECA
- .346
- BB/K
- 0.54
- AB/HR
- 17.0
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | LAD | -0.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | .138 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 29 | 0 |
| 1959 | LAD | 0.1 | 1.8 | 2.6 | .238 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 21 | 0 |
| 1960 | LAD | 1.7 | 67.8 | 5.5 | .196 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 19.5 | 0 |
| 1961 | LAD | 0.1 | 48 | 6.7 | .221 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 17.8 | 0 |
| 1962 | LAD | 3.2 | 95.6 | 7.3 | .264 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 15.9 | 0 |
| 1963 | LAD | 3.8 | 72 | 6.3 | .245 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 14.9 | 0 |
| 1964 | LAD | 0.9 | 61.1 | 4.8 | .206 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 18 | 0 |
| 1965 | TEX | 2.1 | 90.4 | 6.6 | .188 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 24.6 | 0 |
| 1966 | TEX | 2.2 | 78.8 | 5.9 | .164 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 27.4 | 0 |
| 1967 | TEX | 3.7 | 91.6 | 6.4 | .254 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 14.4 | 0 |
| 1968 | TEX | 4.2 | 113 | 7 | .278 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 13.6 | 0 |
| 1969 | TEX | 5.2 | 138.1 | 8.9 | .279 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 12.3 | 0 |
| 1970 | TEX | 4.4 | 134.2 | 8.8 | .263 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 12.9 | 0 |
| 1971 | TEX | 2.5 | 100.2 | 6.7 | .195 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 21.1 | 0 |
| 1972 | TEX/DET | -0.1 | 44.3 | 4.9 | .125 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 32 | 0 |
| 1973 | DET | -0.1 | 35.3 | 5.6 | .207 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 18.9 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Frank Howard's career stats?
Frank Howard played 16 seasons for the Dodgers, the Rangers and the Tigers. He was a career .273 hitter with 1,774 hits, 382 home runs and 1,119 RBI. His best season was 1961: a .296 batting average, 15 home runs and 45 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
16 seasons, 1 postseason, 1958 to 1973
Frank Howard led MLB in home runs (1968); finished top 10 in a stat 10 times.
Championships ×2
- 1959 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers
- 1963 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers
Awards
All-time career rank
- 76th in home runs (382)
- 188th in rbi (1,119)
Among the 10,343 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Home Runs: 1967 (5th), 1968 (1st), 1969 (2nd), 1970 (2nd)
- RBI: 1968 (2nd), 1969 (8th), 1970 (4th)
- OPS: 1968 (4th), 1969 (6th), 1970 (10th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.