1B Ryan 'Big Piece' Howard #12
Anaheim Angels MLB
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
07/12/2004
 OA: 61 POT: 70
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1B RYAN 'BIG PIECE' HOWARD #12 - AGE: 25 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
88 336 106 17 0 26 75 32 78 .315 .377 .598 3 3.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 55 55
Gap 50 45 50 50
Power 65 60 65 65
Eye 55 50 55 60
Avoid K's 50 50 50 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 20
Errors: - 45 25
Arm: 20 45 25
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 55 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 25
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/11/2004 SEA Win, 5-0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
07/10/2004 SEA Win, 4-1 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
07/09/2004 SEA Loss, 2-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
07/08/2004 SEA Loss, 4-7 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
07/07/2004 MIN Win, 6-5 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
07/06/2004 MIN Win, 11-1 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 0
07/05/2004 MIN Win, 9-4 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 0
07/04/2004 @ KC Loss, 3-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/03/2004 @ KC Loss, 3-4 6 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
07/02/2004 @ KC Win, 6-0 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
PERSONALITY
Plain vanilla.
Birthday:11/19/1978
Born in:St. Louis, MO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:245 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$268,000
Signed Through:2004 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 113 Days
Service This Yr:99 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 113 Days
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1999, 11th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2004 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 88 336 106 17 0 26 75 55 32 78 .315 .377 .598 .976 .407 .283 155
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 86 371 2 4 0 16 0 1 201 43 3 1 75.0 69.9 7.61 3.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   98 29 6 0 9 28 18 6 22 1 0 0 .296 .333 .633 .966
Versus Right   238 77 11 0 17 47 37 26 56 0 0 2 .324 .395 .584 .979
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   26 11 1 0 1 4 7 4 6 0 0 0 .423 .500 .577 1.077
April   87 35 7 0 9 29 17 7 20 0 0 0 .402 .447 .793 1.240
May   106 24 2 0 7 19 17 8 28 1 0 2 .226 .291 .443 .734
June   102 29 5 0 9 22 13 13 21 0 0 0 .284 .365 .598 .963
July   41 18 3 0 1 5 8 4 9 0 0 0 .439 .489 .585 1.074
Spring Training   54 18 4 0 4 11 10 8 15 0 0 1 .333 .429 .630 1.058
Last Year   593 157 21 4 30 100 98 74 147 5 0 7 .265 .351 .465 .816
2 Years Ago   625 166 28 4 31 86 79 59 154 0 0 6 .266 .335 .472 .807
Career   1565 430 67 8 87 263 233 167 383 6 0 15 .275 .349 .495 .844
Home   158 55 10 0 12 35 32 22 31 1 0 2 .348 .432 .639 1.071
Road   178 51 7 0 14 40 23 10 47 0 0 0 .287 .324 .562 .886
Grass   306 100 16 0 23 68 51 32 73 1 0 2 .327 .393 .605 .998
Turf   30 6 1 0 3 7 4 0 5 0 0 0 .200 .200 .533 .733
Day   97 31 4 0 10 22 14 10 21 0 0 1 .320 .389 .670 1.059
Night   239 75 13 0 16 53 41 22 57 1 0 1 .314 .373 .569 .942
As Starter   334 106 17 0 26 75 55 32 76 1 0 2 .317 .379 .602 .981
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   71 23 3 0 4 13 11 9 21 1 0 0 .324 .395 .535 .930
Inning 1-3   119 37 8 0 12 37 22 8 26 0 0 1 .311 .359 .681 1.040
Inning 4-6   118 34 4 0 6 15 17 11 26 0 0 1 .288 .354 .475 .828
Inning 7-9   90 31 4 0 7 18 15 11 25 1 0 0 .344 .412 .622 1.034
Extra Innings   9 4 1 0 1 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .444 .545 .889 1.434
0 Outs   109 29 5 0 9 12 17 8 24 0 0 0 .266 .316 .560 .876
1 Outs   100 36 6 0 7 29 24 19 26 1 0 1 .360 .463 .630 1.093
2 Outs   127 41 6 0 10 34 14 5 28 0 0 1 .323 .353 .606 .960
Scoring Position   85 28 5 0 8 47 21 13 22 1 0 0 .329 .414 .671 1.085
Bases Empty   169 53 5 0 12 12 23 14 42 0 0 1 .314 .370 .556 .926
Runner on 1st   82 25 7 0 6 16 11 5 14 0 0 1 .305 .352 .610 .962
Runner on 2nd   26 6 0 0 2 6 4 4 10 0 0 0 .231 .333 .462 .795
Runner on 3rd   14 6 2 0 2 9 4 0 2 0 0 0 .429 .429 1.000 1.429
Runner on 1st & 2nd   19 5 0 0 1 5 2 4 3 0 0 0 .263 .391 .421 .812
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 4 2 0 0 5 3 1 2 0 0 0 .500 .556 .750 1.306
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 4 1 0 0 10 5 4 3 1 0 0 .364 .500 .455 .955
Bases Loaded   7 3 0 0 3 12 3 0 2 0 0 0 .429 .429 1.714 2.143
Two Strikes   164 41 6 0 11 37 19 9 78 1 0 0 .250 .287 .488 .775
First Pitch   47 20 6 0 3 10 11 4 0 0 0 1 .426 .481 .745 1.225
Count 0-1   20 6 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .500 .800
Count 0-2   23 5 0 0 1 5 2 0 15 0 0 0 .217 .217 .348 .565
Count 1-0   31 8 2 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .258 .419 .677
Count 1-1   27 12 1 0 4 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .926 1.370
Count 1-2   48 12 3 0 3 12 5 0 23 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 2-0   13 5 0 0 3 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 1.077 1.462
Count 2-1   23 10 1 0 2 7 3 0 0 0 0 1 .435 .458 .739 1.197
Count 2-2   54 9 0 0 4 11 5 0 29 0 0 0 .167 .167 .389 .556
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 1 1 4 10 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Count 3-1   10 3 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 0 0 0 .300 .632 .300 .932
Full Count   39 15 3 0 3 9 7 9 11 1 0 0 .385 .490 .692 1.182
Behind in Count   91 23 4 0 5 19 10 0 38 0 0 0 .253 .253 .462 .714
Ahead in Count   78 27 3 0 7 18 17 19 0 0 0 1 .346 .480 .654 1.133
Batting 3rd   51 17 3 0 3 13 5 6 7 0 0 1 .333 .414 .569 .982
Batting 4th   279 86 13 0 22 61 48 23 68 1 0 1 .308 .362 .591 .953
Batting 6th   5 3 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 .600 .750 1.400 2.150
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   124 39 3 0 11 21 19 9 27 0 0 0 .315 .361 .605 .966
Medium Leverage   148 49 10 0 13 40 25 12 33 0 0 2 .331 .389 .662 1.051
High Leverage   63 17 4 0 2 14 11 11 18 1 0 0 .270 .373 .429 .802
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2001 Anaheim - MLB 22 5 11 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 .091 .231 .182 .413 14 15 -0.1
2002 Anaheim - MLB 23 159 625 166 28 4 31 86 79 59 6 0 154 1 1 .266 .335 .472 .807 116 119 2.1
2003 Anaheim - MLB 24 157 593 157 21 4 30 100 98 74 7 5 147 1 0 .265 .351 .465 .816 118 118 1.9
2004 Anaheim - MLB 25 88 336 106 17 0 26 75 55 32 2 1 78 3 1 .315 .377 .598 .976 159 155 3.0
Total MLB 409 1565 430 67 8 87 263 233 167 15 6 383 5 2 .275 .349 .495 .844 125 125 6.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1999 Butte - DE 20 13 49 14 0 1 6 19 10 7 1 0 12 2 0 .286 .386 .694 1.080 208 211 0.8
1999 Cedar Rapids - A 20 29 111 31 4 3 9 24 16 14 0 1 33 2 0 .279 .357 .613 .970 184 178 1.5
1999 Erie - AA 20 33 125 28 6 0 3 11 15 14 1 1 39 1 1 .224 .305 .344 .649 99 99 0.3
2000 Erie - AA 21 49 173 53 13 4 5 32 23 23 1 2 55 0 0 .306 .387 .514 .901 158 160 1.7
2000 Edmonton - AAA 21 91 347 83 12 5 12 41 46 43 3 2 118 1 3 .239 .327 .406 .733 123 125 1.7
2001 Salt Lake - AAA 22 143 505 108 13 1 26 64 49 54 5 2 155 1 1 .214 .295 .398 .693 110 110 1.7
Total PCL 234 852 191 25 6 38 105 95 97 8 4 273 2 4 .224 .308 .401 .709 115 116
Total EL 82 298 81 19 4 8 43 38 37 2 3 94 1 1 .272 .353 .443 .796 133 135
Total MIDW 29 111 31 4 3 9 24 16 14 0 1 33 2 0 .279 .357 .613 .970 184 178
Total PION 13 49 14 0 1 6 19 10 7 1 0 12 2 0 .286 .386 .694 1.080 208 211
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1999 Erie - AA 1B 33 32 221 19 11 242 2 .992 287.0 7.53 -0.5 .966
1999 Cedar Rapids - A 1B 27 27 220 21 25 241 0 1.000 251.0 8.64 +1.1 1.025
1999 Butte - DE 1B 13 13 86 8 9 94 0 1.000 111.0 7.62 +0.7 1.047
2000 Edmonton - AAA 1B 82 82 704 35 43 744 5 .993 734.0 9.06 -2.0 .977
2000 Erie - AA 1B 48 47 310 23 26 334 1 .997 403.0 7.44 +1.1 1.010
2001 Anaheim - LGS 1B 3 2 20 0 3 20 0 1.000 18.0 10.00 +0.1 1.033
2001 Salt Lake - AAA 1B 138 137 1085 71 86 1161 5 .996 1137.0 9.15 -1.1 .990
2002 Anaheim - LGS 1B 137 137 1184 99 111 1291 8 .994 1190.1 9.70 -2.7 .969
2003 Anaheim - LGS 1B 154 154 1347 92 158 1448 9 .994 1356.1 9.55 -3.0 .975
2004 Anaheim - LGS 1B 86 86 859 45 69 912 8 .991 775.0 10.50 +0.3 1.004
TOTAL 1B 721 717 6036 413 541 6487 38 .994 6262.2 9.27 -5.9 .985
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/1999 Drafted in the 1999 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 11, 11th overall pick) by the Anaheim Angels.
08/08/1999 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-4 against the Beloit Snappers, with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 45 (65); Eye: 45 (55).
03/29/2000 Named the #90 prospect in the MLB
05/08/2000 Wins the EL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 45 (65); Eye: 50 (55).
04/01/2001 Named the #73 prospect in the MLB
07/01/2001 Named the #31 prospect in the MLB
07/08/2001 Was selected to the 2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game.
11/01/2001 Named the #4 prospect in the MLB
11/26/2001 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $244,000.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 60 (70).
03/27/2002 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Anaheim Angels development complex.
03/31/2002 Named the #9 prospect in the MLB
11/11/2002 Finished 2nd in 2002 MLB AL Rookie of the Year Award voting.
11/25/2002 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $256,000.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 65 (70); Eye: 60 (65).
03/01/2003 Successfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Anaheim Angels development complex.
07/07/2003 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
11/10/2003 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $268,000.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (65).
02/03/2004 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at first base at the Anaheim Angels development complex.
04/12/2004 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
05/19/2004 Hits three home runs against the Cleveland Guardians, going 3-4 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
07/11/2004 Was selected to the 2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2002 158 5
2003 154 5
Year PA Rank
2002 690 10
2003 679 9
Year AB Rank
2002 625 7
Year K Rank
2002 154 4
2003 147 8
Year IBB Rank
2003 4 4
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