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
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Batting Statistics

CSV
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yearteam nameleaguelevelmlb#agepostbc+gabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1958Los Angeles DodgersNLMLBLAN2521OF8293710120011100001113025.241.267.379.646.172.138.3533.3336.6711.0029.00
1959Los Angeles DodgersNLMLBLAN2522OF92123011600290000082321.143.217.381.598.333.238.1828.7039.134.5021.00
1960Los Angeles DodgersNLMLBLAN2523OF1091174485412015223770132108322182084874080.268.320.464.784.266.196.3046.5722.183.3819.48
1961Los Angeles DodgersNLMLBLAN2524OF11692267367910215450121501123121382922752.296.347.517.864.296.221.3147.1917.122.3817.80
1962Los Angeles DodgersNLMLBLAN2525OF1211414938014625631119103910811410182765386284.296.346.560.906.345.264.3217.2520.072.7715.90
1963Los Angeles DodgersNLMLBLAN2526OF1211234175811416128641233116423472164594569.273.330.518.848.321.245.3127.1925.273.5214.89
1964Los Angeles DodgersNLMLBLAN2527OF10413443360981322469105111301710141874923959.226.303.432.735.326.206.24410.3722.972.2218.04
1965Washington Senators IIALMLBWS2928OF12114951653149226218400551122022924657549100.289.358.477.835.295.188.3329.5719.482.0424.57
1966Washington Senators IIALMLBWS2929OF11414649352137194187111531041026142185494196.278.348.442.790.272.164.3199.6518.941.9627.39
1967Washington Senators IIALMLBWS2930OF12514951971133202368901601555017142655855875.256.338.511.849.368.255.29510.2626.502.5814.42
1968Washington Senators IIALMLBWS2931OF-1B1341585987916428344106005414160512133306637589.274.338.552.890.368.278.2878.1421.272.6113.59
1969Washington Senators IIALMLBWS23332OF-1B136161592111175172481111010296503192934070267108.296.402.574.976.453.278.28214.5313.680.9412.33
1970Washington Senators IIALMLBWS23333OF130161566901601514412612132125206292330970660100.283.416.546.962.495.263.28818.7017.710.9512.86
1971Washington Senators IIALMLBWS23334OF-1B1191535496015325226831077121205202926063353100.279.367.474.841.337.195.31212.1619.121.5721.12
1972Texas RangersALMLBTEX33351B107952872870909311042551018161063311852.244.341.369.710.275.125.27212.6916.621.3131.89
1972Detroit TigersALMLBDET31351B1071433181017004800000123726.242.324.364.688.242.122.29210.8121.622.0033.00
1973Detroit TigersALMLBDET3336DH1098522726589112290124280004121052512236.256.327.463.790.308.207.2469.5611.161.1718.92
Tot:MLB (16 yrs) MLB     18956488864177424535382111989782146033743135219323573536621112.273.352.499.851.346.225.29710.6419.861.8716.98
Tot:AL (9 yrs) AL     12714380571120716521259737556039452402510715921915032445762.276.364.500.865.362.225.29611.9818.781.5716.91
Tot:NL (7 yrs) NL     62421082935678014123382341795159718286010442321217350.269.326.495.822.311.226.2987.7122.192.8817.14
Avg:MLB - 162 game avg MLB     162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
TBC+ Metric is based on wOBA with inclusion of stolen base value. TBC's version of wOBA excludes park factors and uses static coefficients across all levels and years for ease of implementation.
* indicates player had a low sample size of plate appearances.

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yearteam nameleaguecategoryagegabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1963Los Angeles DodgersWorld SeriesPlayoffs2631023101100020000071021.300.300.7001.000.400.400.2860.0020.000.0010.00
1968American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar31120000000001000000200.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.0050.000.000.00
1969American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar321111001100100000042101.0001.0004.0005.0004.0003.000.00050.000.000.001.00
1970American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar33120000000001000000200.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.0050.000.000.00
1971American LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar34110000000000000000100.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00
Tot:AllStar (4 Yrs) AllStar 461100110012000004710.167.286.667.952.667.500.00014.2928.572.006.00
Tot:Playoffs (1 Yrs) Playoffs 31023101100020000071021.300.300.7001.000.400.400.2860.0020.0010.00

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