Ryan Howard stats

Last played for the Philadelphia Phillies, 2016

First Baseman · #6

Age 46 · 6' 4"

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Ryan Howard played 13 MLB seasons, 2004 to 2016.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,572
AB
5,707
R
848
H
1,475
HR
382
RBI
1,194
SB
12
AVG
.258

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.
2004PHI1939511250.282
2005PHI88312529022630.288
2006PHI159581104182581490.313
2007PHI14452994142471361.268
2008PHI162610105153481461.251
2009PHI160616105172451418.279
2010PHI14355087152311081.276
2011PHI15255781141331161.253
2012PHI71260285714560.219
2013PHI80286347611430.266
2014PHI1535696512723950.223
2015PHI1294675310723770.229
2016PHI112331356525590.196

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

Career Postseason

GP
46
AB
170
R
22
H
44
HR
8
RBI
33
SB
1
AVG
.259

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
6,531
TB
2,940
XBH
680
HBP
59
IBB
154
GIDP
116
P/PA
4.02

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.
2004PHI422271024.4
2005PHI348177411863.9
2006PHI7043838493774.1
2007PHI64830973535134.2
2008PHI70033178317114.0
2009PHI7033528668114.1
2010PHI62027859811143.9
2011PHI64427264716104.1
2012PHI292110254784.2
2013PHI317133332464.0
2014PHI6482164277104.1
2015PHI5032075352113.8
2016PHI362150351273.8

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
13.4
RC
999.4
RC/27
6.10
ISOP
.257
SECA
.382
BB/K
0.38
AB/HR
14.9
GO/FO
0.70

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.
2004PHI0.36.55.8.2820.30.219.50.6
2005PHI2.960.17.2790.40.314.20.8
2006PHI5.0155.510.2.3460.50.6100.7
2007PHI2.8119.27.9.3160.50.511.30.5
2008PHI1.51116.3.2920.40.412.70.7
2009PHI3.5124.67.3.2920.40.413.70.6
2010PHI1.194.86.2.2290.30.417.70.7
2011PHI0.9956.2350.40.416.90.7
2012PHI-1.231.23.9.2040.30.318.60.8
2013PHI0.641.95.1.1990.30.2260.7
2014PHI-1.168.44.1560.30.424.70.8
2015PHI-1.455.24.2140.30.220.30.7
2016PHI-1.537.63.7.2570.30.213.20.7

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

Bio

Age
46 yearsNov 19, 1979
Height
6' 4"
Debut
2004
Birthplace
St. Louis, MO
Draft
2001Rd 5, Pk 140
College
Missouri State
NL MVP
2006
NL Rookie of the Year
2005
Hank Aaron Award
2006
All awards (4)
  • 1x NL MVP
  • 1x NL Rookie of the Year
  • 1x Hank Aaron Award
  • 1x NL Silver Slugger

Latest performance

Ryan Howard

Oct 02 · vs NYM · W 5-2

AB
4
R
0
H
0
HR
0
RBI
0
BB
0
SO
1
AVG
.196

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentABRHHRRBI
Sun, Oct 02vsNYMW 5-240000
Sat, Oct 01vsNYML 5-341212
Fri, Sep 30vsNYML 5-140100
Wed, Sep 28atATLL 12-230001
Tue, Sep 27atATLL 7-631214
Sun, Sep 25atNYML 17-030000

What were Ryan Howard's career stats?

Ryan Howard played 13 seasons for the Phillies. He was a career .258 hitter with 1,475 hits, 382 home runs and 1,194 RBI. His best season was 2006: a .313 batting average, 58 home runs and 149 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

13 seasons, 4 postseasons, 2004 to 2016

Ryan Howard led MLB in home runs (2006, 2008) and RBI (2006, 2008, 2009); finished top 10 in a stat 11 times.

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 77th in home runs (382)
  • 145th in rbi (1,194)

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.

More on Ryan Howard

Playoff series

Ryan Howard played 46 games across 5 MLB postseasons in 10 series — 6 won, 4 lost.

Ryan Howard's line in each playoff series
AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.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.
2011STLLost 2-3519216
2010CINWon 3-0311300
2010SFLost 2-4622700
2009COLWon 3-1416606
2009LADWon 4-1515528
2009NYYLost 2-4623413
2008MILWon 3-1411201
2008LADWon 4-1520602
2008TBWon 4-1521636
2007COLLost 0-3312311

What the columns mean: AB · H · HR · RBI

Ryan Howard’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.