Frank Howard

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1958-1973 (1958-1973)
Proper Name
Frank Oliver Howard
Nickname
Hondo
Positions
OF (1436) ... 1B (334) ... DH (76)
Height / Weight
6-7 / 255
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Birthdate
Death Date
October 30,2023   Age:  87.083
High School
Columbus South (Columbus,OH)
Colleges
Ohio State University (Columbus,OH)
Drafted/Signed
Signing Bonus
$ 108,000
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
howaf102
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Also played basketball at Ohio State   [1960] Topps All-Star Rookie   [1963] World Series Champion with Los Angeles Dodgers   [1982] Inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame   [2016] Inducted into the Washington Nationals Ring of Honor

Games - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1958LAN8844000100.050.01030000440000000003050
1959LAN954640055.680.01020001330020000004020
1960LAN11711310710820296.694.7522001423728602004000220940
1961LAN92675166230172.876.183151022016323115007000190470
1962LAN141127116126130090.191.3537100105763316000000901280
1963LAN12310898107160087.890.7619000433927239000000601070
1964LAN134121101109120090.383.56415002236331428000000001220
1965WS2149138113120110092.681.95121201912910027000000138070
1966WS2146134109117120091.881.36815106101290027000000135000
1967WS214914211312070095.379.6092001925001023004000141030
1968WS215815615015220098.796.2033007185000020055000107000
1969WS216115915315420098.896.2043101526100100070000108060
1970WS216116015315400199.495.6115001565000000048000114060
1971WS215314814214350096.795.913600667490022006800095050
1972TEX,DET109857088220278.082.46312021917546029007600021010
1973DET8555346280064.761.82003131512222620400200010054
Tot: 18951726151816361390691.187.971561325759161833522120187600334000923053354
G: Games ... GS: Games Started ... CG: Completed Games ... GF: Games Finished ... PH: Pinch Hitter ... PR: Pinch Runner ... DR: Defensive Replacement ... GS%: Games Started % ... CG: Complete Games% ... EXIT PH: Exited for Pinch Hitter ... exit PR: Exited for Pinch Runner ... exit DR: Exited for defensive replacement ... ln1-9: Lineup Slots 1-9 ... Games at position

On Base - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1958LAN8302989.267.30071010005101100000100022100.0001019244.25711.754250.00000
1959LAN9232156.217.2613200010101100011001006350.00300142222.7501122.00300.00000
1960LAN117487448155172.318.353120323211208015223102000126320774153.25267823632816.576210213.391063129.25500
1961LAN92292267101117.346.40179211619052102155317286010452453.33204215921414.05216412.28541935.19500
1962LAN141538493186206.346.3831463914015084256317312116123001194941.18368527636524.184916419.321023231.371320
1963LAN123459417151177.329.3861143341021306916128630311511200644367.19325720427912.96467211.151133732.74822
1964LAN134492433149172.303.350985101021105913224142000129300693956.52218721829715.26868712.681224436.07600
1965WS2149575516206242.358.4211495527227010022621230010145110843136.902701328338416.493312613.501264434.92500
1966WS2146548493190222.347.4051375211012009619418231110610200713245.072901526935914.885910311.991203730.83610
1967WS2149585519198226.338.3861336051141207520236100000229410895662.92270825734615.380610312.781054139.05600
1968WS2158663598224256.338.386164546113160892834410001026144001066662.26370427536716.984612514.781504932.67600
1969WS2161702592282324.402.46217510251612301081724812000028155001117365.77411934044814.1108214113.031134539.82810
1970WS2161706566294318.416.4501601322641301001514417000018197001267761.113421634145717.9108516515.211304534.62600
1971WS2153633549232256.367.40415377250180100252262111001410200834048.19240732442313.5100511010.951304736.15710
1972TEX,DET109368320125154.340.418784619218058100106003062200381642.11190617925211.1600569.33712433.80900
1973DET852512278294.327.3755824030903691124001174100291862.0780411214811.5356339.27551629.09400
Tot: 189573526488258894.352.4011774781331112321701112245353821691542062041334050111961054.51384361113506471315.611143146313.13150451334.119472
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1958LAN8302921641.50301228001136.67192001812.5000145241
1959LAN9232118818.0010014910939.1337201060.0100062110
1960LAN1174874483291111111.009211833115612410822.182392161128849.513416225459665528
1961LAN9229226718273591.24511719597725017.1216351519127017.11117203336343527
1962LAN1415384933461341041.298312034918920910820.072587210151812015.016615365275606532
1963LAN12345941729382960.85764163321279311625.272097192137808.891412174447675021
1964LAN134492433327126881.43673183361569911322.97188429211149115.414811254378425323
1965WS2149575516361150971.558321238618916611219.480112022791048.7171213346181626542
1966WS21465484933451411001.418631137217613410418.98010401201410513.313713326975675936
1967WS2149585519374120991.21980143115413215526.50015504121411412.3101114206159796429
1968WS21586635984191571231.289871845420911814121.27014103161311211.611614357291896950
1969WS21617025924011811241.469614144712312569613.6819601232917416.721923547081697965
1970WS21617065664001641091.5077191349720931912517.71112504132316713.891310466886676147
1971WS21536335493911591111.4376221343020325912119.12012100182913920.922147397572607057
1972TEX,DET109368320234112591.9049192331351346317.120630218177423.0847274260313932
1973DET8525122716788501.76281111143108522811.16028009124427.3928263337262718
Tot: 1895735264884608181213351.361064891824996235621077146019.86108135610423217220149214.7184111170434787944822796508
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1958LAN83000000--00002001001333.3000113933.33
1959LAN92300000--000000000000--000102633.33
1960LAN117487000000.01100134354092931.01181715517231.98
1961LAN92292000000.01100850411101952.6102733611730.77
1962LAN14153811000100.00000201821332335856.92322258020638.83
1963LAN1234591100033.322002562822164535.61141905817732.77
1964LAN13449211000100.0000013821120193652.82152136017234.88
1965WS214957500000--00001161943183452.90171935324221.90
1966WS21465481100050.011001492730163545.70241915222223.42
1967WS2149585000000.011001573252113432.40052107122631.42
1968WS215866300000--00002783740154930.601152227925630.86
1969WS216170211000100.00000291251462286841.2001123411132434.26
1970WS21617061100033.32200361351141257035.70172629031828.30
1971WS215363311000100.0000022127862225738.60171556025623.44
1972TEX,DET10936810100100.00000201371083225.0002902915418.83
1973DET85251000000.01100113440072231.800292269427.66
Tot: 189573528710047.1990026611242111451523859140.37128125132865295129.31
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... S12: Advanced from 1st to 2nd on singled... S13: Advanced from 1st to 3rd on single ... S23: Advanced from 2nd to 3rd on single ... S2H: Scored from 2nd on single ... D13: Advanced from 1nd to 3rd on double ... D1H: Scored from 1st on double ... ADVX: Advanced an extra base on hit ... ADV-OPP Advancement opportunities on hits ... ADV_PCT: Advanced extra base % ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF%: Picked off ... WPPB: Advanced on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... R: Runs scored ... ONBS: On base ... RUN%: % of times on base run scored

Pitches - Batting

CSV
Glossary
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1958LAN83011075352323111864413.6768.1831.8258.264.120.9116.4131653.3620.000971.29
1959LAN9237655211419101245263.3072.3727.6359.257.818.4215.8121565.2313.000842.00
1960LAN117487173511126232573141973449156013.5664.0935.9152.765.714.8119.820428658.77214.8431391890.74
1961LAN9229210006293711461341292205003663.4262.9037.1050.073.214.6022.013718162.05017.1321001150.87
1962LAN141538183911556842593012053909506493.4262.8137.1951.768.314.0821.223630957.49818.2741722040.84
1963LAN123459168810506382283301843068665343.6862.2037.8051.361.713.5118.119426958.67817.0711101660.66
1964LAN13449215529346182322511672847675163.1560.1839.8249.467.314.9518.316122545.75611.4731501501.00
1965WS21495750000000000.00------------000.000.0001581001.58
1966WS21465480000000000.00------------000.000.0001571021.54
1967WS21495850000000000.00------------000.000.0001321001.32
1968WS21586630000000000.00------------000.000.0001691331.27
1969WS21617020000000000.00------------000.000.0001981361.46
1970WS21617060000000000.00------------000.000.0001781201.48
1971WS21536330000000000.00------------000.000.0001671181.42
1972TEX,DET1093680000000000.00------------000.000.000124711.75
1973DET852510000000000.00------------000.000.00091501.82
Tot: 18957352800050102990115913729031574410727331.0962.6337.3851.366.514.4919.7957130117.73634.92813206217651.17
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Airballs Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%