Frank Howard stats

Last played for the Detroit Tigers, 1973

Age 90

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Frank Howard played 16 MLB seasons, 1958 to 1973.

Stats

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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.

Standard by season
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.
1958LAD82937120.241
1959LAD92123160.143
1960LAD1174485412023770.268
1961LAD92267367915450.296
1962LAD14149380146311191.296
1963LAD1234175811428641.273
1964LAD134433609824691.226
1965TEX1495165314921840.289
1966TEX1464935213718711.278
1967TEX1495197113336890.256
1968TEX15859879164441060.274
1969TEX161592111175481111.296
1970TEX16156690160441261.283
1971TEX1535496015326831.279
1972TEX/DET109320297810381.244
1973DET85227265812290.256

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

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.

Expanded by season
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.
1958LAD301120000
1959LAD23820000
1960LAD487208403100
1961LAD292138271300
1962LAD5382766211000
1963LAD459216454400
1964LAD4921873901000
1965TEX575246492200
1966TEX549218411600
1967TEX585265585700
1968TEX6633307561200
1969TEX7023406751900
1970TEX7063096022900
1971TEX6332605322000
1972TEX/DET368118201800
1973DET251105220400

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
33.8
RC
1,174.5
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.

Advanced by season
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.
1958LAD-0.12.93.6.1380.20.1290
1959LAD0.11.82.6.2380.30.2210
1960LAD1.767.85.5.1960.30.319.50
1961LAD0.1486.7.2210.30.417.80
1962LAD3.295.67.3.2640.30.415.90
1963LAD3.8726.3.2450.30.314.90
1964LAD0.961.14.8.2060.30.5180
1965TEX2.190.46.6.1880.30.524.60
1966TEX2.278.85.9.1640.30.527.40
1967TEX3.791.66.4.2540.40.414.40
1968TEX4.21137.2780.40.413.60
1969TEX5.2138.18.9.2790.51.112.30
1970TEX4.4134.28.8.2630.51.112.90
1971TEX2.5100.26.7.1950.30.621.10
1972TEX/DET-0.144.34.9.1250.30.7320
1973DET-0.135.35.6.2070.30.918.90

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
90 yearsAug 8, 1936
Debut
1958
NL Rookie of the Year
1960

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

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 77th in home runs (382)
  • 188th in rbi (1,119)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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