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

Batting Statistics

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yearteam nameleaguelevelmlb#ageposlnptbc+gabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1958Los Angeles DodgersNLMLBLAN252197/568293710120011100001113025.241.267.379.646.172.138.3533.3336.6711.0029.00
1959Los Angeles DodgersNLMLBLAN25227H/956/992123011600290000082321.143.217.381.598.333.238.1828.7039.134.5021.00
1960Los Angeles DodgersNLMLBLAN25239/7345/6791091174485412015223770132108322182084874080.268.320.464.784.266.196.3046.5722.183.3819.48
1961Los Angeles DodgersNLMLBLAN25249/736/4957311692267367910215450121501123121382922752.296.347.517.864.296.221.3147.1917.122.3817.80
1962Los Angeles DodgersNLMLBLAN25259/765/4971211414938014625631119103910811410182765386284.296.346.560.906.345.264.3217.2520.072.7715.90
1963Los Angeles DodgersNLMLBLAN25269/745/69871211234175811416128641233116423472164594569.273.330.518.848.321.245.3127.1925.273.5214.89
1964Los Angeles DodgersNLMLBLAN25279/5/64973810413443360981322469105111301710141874923959.226.303.432.735.326.206.24410.3722.972.2218.04
1965Washington Senators IIALMLBWS29287/94/39812114951653149226218400551122022924657549100.289.358.477.835.295.188.3329.5719.482.0424.57
1966Washington Senators IIALMLBWS29297/4/593811414649352137194187111531041026142185494196.278.348.442.790.272.164.3199.6518.941.9627.39
1967Washington Senators IIALMLBWS29307/3934/9812514951971133202368901601555017142655855875.256.338.511.849.368.255.29510.2626.502.5814.42
1968Washington Senators IIALMLBWS293173/43/91341585987916428344106005414160512133306637589.274.338.552.890.368.278.2878.1421.272.6113.59
1969Washington Senators IIALMLBWS2333273/93/4136161592111175172481111010296503192934070267108.296.402.574.976.453.278.28214.5313.680.9412.33
1970Washington Senators IIALMLBWS233337/393/4130161566901601514412612132125206292330970660100.283.416.546.962.495.263.28818.7017.710.9512.86
1971Washington Senators IIALMLBWS2333473/943/5891191535496015325226831077121205202926063353100.279.367.474.841.337.195.31212.1619.121.5721.12
1972Texas RangersALMLBTEX33353/75/346928107952872870909311042551018161063311852.244.341.369.710.275.125.27212.6916.621.3131.89
1972Detroit TigersALMLBDET31353H/4/931071433181017004800000123726.242.324.364.688.242.122.29210.8121.622.0033.00
1973Detroit TigersALMLBDET3336DH/36/5349271098522726589112290124280004121052512236.256.327.463.790.308.207.2469.5611.161.1718.92
Tot:MLB (16 yrs) MLB      18956488864177424535382111989782146033743135219323573536621112.273.352.499.851.346.225.29710.6419.861.8716.98
Tot:NL (7 yrs) NL      62421082935678014123382341795159718286010442321217350.269.326.495.822.311.226.2987.7122.192.8817.14
Tot:AL (9 yrs) AL      12714380571120716521259737556039452402510715921915032445762.276.364.500.865.362.225.29611.9818.781.5716.91
Avg:MLB - 162 game avg MLB      162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
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* 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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