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Ryan Howard

Phillies Career team 2004–2016
Number #6
Position First Baseman
Bats Left
Throws Left
Age 46
Height 6' 4"
Weight 250 lbs
Birth Place St. Louis, MO
Born Nov 19, 1979

Key Insights

2016
One opponent brings the best out of him

Howard has hit .667/.769/2.333 against Braden Looper in 13 plate appearances, his best line against anyone he has seen this often.

6 for 9 with 5 home runs and 0 strikeouts, against a .889 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Joel Hanrahan has struck Howard out 7 times in 10 plate appearances, 70% of everything between them.

7 strikeouts in 10 plate appearances.
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

Against the arms currently on the HOU, Howard has hit .449 and slugged 1.102 over 62 plate appearances, his best of any club.

22 hits, 10 home runs and 11 strikeouts, against a .522 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Howard hits Ubaldo Jimenez harder than anyone: 103.6 mph off the bat, against a median of 94.3 across the pitchers he has faced.

18 plate appearances with tracked contact.
This matchup usually ends with a free pass

Pedro Astacio walks Howard in 38.5% of their meetings, 5 times in 13 plate appearances.

5 walks in 13 plate appearances.
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Howard has hit .077/.077/.154 against Jonathan Broxton in 13 plate appearances, his worst line against anyone he has seen this often.

1 for 13 with 0 home runs and 7 strikeouts, against a .889 OPS median across his matchups.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Nov 19, 1979
Birth Place St. Louis, MO
Height 6' 4"
Weight 250 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Left
College/Draft Missouri State