P Spencer Howard #40
Cleveland Guardians MLB
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
05/25/2028
 OA: 49 POT: 49
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P SPENCER HOWARD #40 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
4 4 1-2 0 4.84 22.1 17 2 6 20 1.03 0.5
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 45 45 45 45
Movement 50 50 50 50
Control 45 45 45 45
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 55 55
Slider 50 50
Curveball 45 45
Changeup 45 45
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 94-96 Mph
Stamina 50
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 35
Defense 60
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
05/20/2028 KC Loss, 3-5 X 5.2 7 5 5 0 7 Loss
05/13/2028 SF Win, 8-2 X 5.1 0 0 0 2 5 Win
05/06/2028 @ GWI Win, 10-4 X 5.0 6 2 2 2 5
05/02/2028 @ GWI Win, 6-1 X 8.0 5 1 1 0 10 Win
04/26/2028 CHR Loss, 1-5 X 4.2 8 5 5 0 6 Loss
04/20/2028 @ SYR Win, 7-2 X 5.0 4 2 2 3 6 Win
04/14/2028 NAS Win, 10-2 X 7.2 4 1 1 0 8 Win
04/09/2028 @ BOS Loss, 1-3 X 6.0 4 3 3 2 3 Loss
04/04/2028 @ NYY Win, 8-5 X 5.1 6 4 4 2 5
03/27/2028 BOS Win, 2-1 X 3.0 2 1 1 1 3
PERSONALITY
Stands in a corner in a crowded bar.
Birthday:07/28/1996
Born in:Templeton, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$750,000
Signed Through:2028 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 10 Days
Service This Yr:27 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 38 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:Last option year
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2028 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 4 4 1 2 0 4.84 22.1 17 12 12 2 6 20 0 0.0 0 1 25.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 9.27 6.85 8.06 2.42 3.37 1.03 81 0.5 .242        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 50 9 2 0 2 6 3 13 0 0 0 .180 .226 .340 .566      
vs. RHB 32 8 4 0 0 6 3 7 2 0 0 .250 .297 .375 .672      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2028 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 1 0 1 0 7.94 5.2 7 5 5 1 0 7  
April 2 2 0 1 0 5.56 11.1 10 7 7 1 4 8  
May 2 2 1 1 0 4.09 11.0 7 5 5 1 2 12  
Spring Training 6 6 0 1 0 4.86 16.2 14 9 9 1 6 17  
Last Year 4 1 0 0 0 1.54 11.2 3 2 2 0 5 12  
Career 55 37 5 15 0 6.37 178.0 201 137 126 33 80 168  
Home 2 2 1 1 0 4.09 11.0 7 5 5 1 2 12  
Road 2 2 0 1 0 5.56 11.1 10 7 7 1 4 8  
Grass 4 4 1 2 0 4.84 22.1 17 12 12 2 6 20  
Night 4 4 1 2 0 4.84 22.1 17 12 12 2 6 20  
As Starter 4 4 1 2 0 4.84 22.1 17 12 12 2 6 20  
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2028 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 5 5 3 1 0 3.26 30.1 27 11 11 2 5 35 0 0.0 0 2 40.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 9.79 8.01 10.38 1.48 2.97 1.05 53 1.3 .312        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 56 14 3 0 1 6 2 18 1 0 0 .250 .271 .357 .628      
vs. RHB 60 13 5 0 1 5 3 17 0 0 1 .217 .266 .350 .616      
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2028 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 3 2 1 0 4.15 17.1 16 8 8 2 3 20  
May 2 2 1 0 0 2.08 13.0 11 3 3 0 2 15  
Last Year 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.2 5 0 0 0 1 2  
2 Years Ago 5 5 2 1 0 3.45 28.2 30 11 11 1 9 32  
Career 15 10 5 3 0 3.78 64.1 69 28 27 4 15 73  
Home 2 2 1 1 0 4.38 12.1 12 6 6 1 0 14  
Road 3 3 2 0 0 2.50 18.0 15 5 5 1 5 21  
Grass 5 5 3 1 0 3.26 30.1 27 11 11 2 5 35  
Day 1 1 0 0 0 3.60 5.0 6 2 2 0 2 5  
Night 4 4 3 1 0 3.20 25.1 21 9 9 2 3 30  
As Starter 5 5 3 1 0 3.26 30.1 27 11 11 2 5 35  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2020 Philadelphia - MLB 23 6 6 1 2 0 5.92 24.1 30 17 16 6 10 23 0 0 1.64 .329 6.05 -0.1 75
2021 Philadelphia - MLB 24 11 7 0 2 0 5.72 28.1 25 19 18 2 17 31 0 0 1.48 .311 4.26 0.3 73
2021 Texas - MLB 24 8 8 0 3 0 9.70 21.1 28 26 23 5 10 21 0 0 1.78 .348 5.96 -0.1 45
2021 Total - MLB 24 19 15 0 5 0 7.43 49.2 53 45 41 7 27 52 0 0 1.61 .329 4.99 0.2 57
2022 Texas - MLB 25 10 8 2 4 0 7.41 37.2 50 33 31 12 15 32 0 0 1.73 .319 6.85 -0.8 52
2023 Texas - MLB 26 3 0 0 0 0 10.80 3.1 4 4 4 1 3 2 0 0 2.10 .273 9.73 -0.2 40
2024 San Francisco - MLB 27 7 2 1 1 0 5.62 24.0 33 16 15 2 11 21 0 0 1.83 .392 4.11 0.2 73
2024 Cleveland - MLB 27 2 1 0 1 0 9.00 5.0 11 8 5 3 3 6 0 0 2.80 .444 10.46 -0.3 45
2024 Total - MLB 27 9 3 1 2 0 6.21 29.0 44 24 20 5 14 27 0 0 2.00 .402 5.21 -0.1 66
2027 Cleveland - MLB 30 4 1 0 0 0 1.54 11.2 3 2 2 0 5 12 0 0 0.69 .125 2.36 0.4 260
2028 Cleveland - MLB 31 4 4 1 2 0 4.84 22.1 17 12 12 2 6 20 0 0 1.03 .242 3.37 0.5 87
Total MLB 55 37 5 15 0 6.37 178.0 201 137 126 33 80 168 0 0 1.58 .319 5.28 -0.1 65
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2017 Total - A- 20 9 9 1 1 0 4.45 28.1 22 15 14 0 18 40 0 0 1.41 .349 2.49 1.0 90
2018 Total - A 21 23 23 9 8 0 3.78 112.0 101 52 47 6 40 147 1 0 1.26 .349 2.34 4.1 106
2019 Philadelphia (FCL) - R 22 1 1 0 0 0 11.57 2.1 3 3 3 1 1 3 0 0 1.71 .333 8.77 -0.1 35
2019 Total - A+ 22 7 7 2 1 0 1.29 35.0 19 5 5 1 5 48 0 0 0.69 .261 1.43 1.8 311
2019 Reading - AA 22 6 6 1 0 0 2.35 30.2 20 9 8 2 9 38 0 0 0.95 .254 2.65 1.0 176
2021 Round Rock - AAA 24 1 1 0 1 0 4.50 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1.50 .500 0.20 0.1 89
2022 Round Rock - AAA 25 14 12 3 6 0 4.73 59.0 53 35 31 6 25 73 0 0 1.32 .320 3.47 1.2 84
2023 Round Rock - AAA 26 9 2 1 1 0 5.40 18.1 12 11 11 7 7 30 0 0 1.04 .161 6.04 -0.3 74
2023 Scranton WB - AAA 26 3 0 0 1 0 16.88 2.2 7 6 5 1 0 4 0 0 2.62 .600 6.20 -0.1 23
2023 Total - AAA 26 12 2 1 2 0 6.86 21.0 19 17 16 8 7 34 0 0 1.24 .268 6.06 -0.4 58
2024 Sacramento - AAA 27 22 10 3 3 0 6.57 61.2 69 45 45 12 27 87 0 0 1.56 .390 4.32 0.4 59
2025 Hagerstown - IND 28 27 27 9 9 0 5.39 142.0 148 87 85 10 79 148 0 0 1.60 .349 4.87 3.7 119
2026 Staten Island - IND 29 23 23 13 5 0 4.41 140.2 137 69 69 17 74 158 0 0 1.50 .330 4.66 2.9 121
2026 Jacksonville - AAA 29 5 5 2 1 0 3.45 28.2 30 11 11 1 9 32 0 0 1.36 .362 3.31 1.2 167
2027 Akron - AA 30 8 1 0 1 3 4.86 16.2 26 9 9 1 3 17 0 0 1.74 .455 3.32 0.5 100
2027 Columbus - AAA 30 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.2 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2.25 .455 2.36 0.1 999
2028 Columbus - AAA 31 5 5 3 1 0 3.26 30.1 27 11 11 2 5 35 0 0 1.05 .312 2.97 1.3 173
Total IL 15 10 5 3 0 3.78 64.1 69 28 27 4 15 73 0 0 1.31 .359 3.23 139.5
Total PCL 46 25 7 11 0 5.62 141.0 137 92 88 25 59 193 0 0 1.39 .339 4.13 70.2
Total EL 14 7 1 1 3 3.23 47.1 46 18 17 3 12 55 0 0 1.23 .341 2.88 139.0
Total MWL 7 7 2 1 0 1.29 35.0 19 5 5 1 5 48 0 0 0.69 .261 1.43 311.1
Total CAR 23 23 9 8 0 3.78 112.0 101 52 47 6 40 147 1 0 1.26 .349 2.34 105.9
Total NYP 9 9 1 1 0 4.45 28.1 22 15 14 0 18 40 0 0 1.41 .349 2.49 89.9
Total FCL 1 1 0 0 0 11.57 2.1 3 3 3 1 1 3 0 0 1.71 .333 8.77 34.9
Total ATL 50 50 22 14 0 4.90 282.2 285 156 154 27 153 306 0 0 1.55 .340 4.76 119.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 Philadelphia - MLB P 6 6 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 24.1 1.48 -0.1 .000
2021 Philadelphia - MLB P 11 7 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 28.1 1.59 -0.1 .000
2021 Texas - MLB P 8 8 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 21.1 0.42 +0.0 .000
2022 Texas - MLB P 10 8 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 37.2 1.19 -0.5 .000
2023 Texas - MLB P 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.1 2.70 -0.2 .000
2024 Cleveland - MLB P 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
2024 San Francisco - MLB P 7 2 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 24.0 0.75 +0.6 .000
2027 Cleveland - MLB P 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 11.2 0.77 -0.1 1.021
2028 Cleveland - MLB P 4 4 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 22.1 1.21 -0.5 1.012
2028 Columbus - AAA P 5 5 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 30.1 0.59 -0.5 1.032
TOTAL P 60 42 7 17 0 24 0 1.000 208.1 1.04 -1.4 1.020
PLAYER HISTORY
06/12/2017 Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA).
07/30/2021 Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with RHP Kevin Gowdy and RHP Josh Gessner to the Texas Rangers for RHP Kyle Gibson, RHP Ian Kennedy, RHP Hans Crouse.
08/01/2023 Traded by the Texas Rangers to the New York Yankees.
08/30/2023 Released by the New York Yankees.
09/22/2023 Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.
07/05/2024 San Francisco Giants traded RHP Spencer Howard to Cleveland Guardians for cash.
03/20/2025 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $12,200 with the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars organization.
07/08/2025 Was selected to the 2025 Atlantic League All-Star Game.
10/21/2025 Became a free agent.
12/03/2025 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Miami Marlins organization.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
04/30/2026 Was granted free agency by the Miami organization.
05/12/2026 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $23,200 with the Staten Island FerryHawks organization.
07/01/2026 Wins the ATL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/09/2026 Was selected to the 2026 Atlantic League All-Star Game.
09/30/2026 Wins the 2026 Atlantic League Round 2 with the Staten Island FerryHawks!
10/22/2026 Became a free agent.
11/23/2026 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $15,600 with the Lancaster Barnstormers organization.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
04/02/2027 Contract was purchased by the Cleveland Guardians organization.
05/25/2027 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/29/2027 Injured on 06/26/2027, diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff, will miss 4 months.
10/26/2027 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Cleveland Guardians.
11/25/2027 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $750,000.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
02/26/2028 Outstandingly completed training to increase his endurance on the mound at the Cleveland Guardians development complex.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year W Rank
2025 9 9
2026 13 4
Year Win. % Rank
2025 .500 8
2026 .722 2
Year BB Rank
2025 79 10
2026 74 6
Year K Rank
2025 148 6
2026 158 8
Year ERA Rank
2026 4.41 5
Year HR/9 Rank
2025 0.63 6
2026 1.09 10
Year H/9 Rank
2025 9.38 7
2026 8.77 7
Year K/9 Rank
2025 9.38 2
2026 10.11 2
Year QS Rank
2026 14 3
Year QSP Rank
2026 .609 1
Year GB% Rank
2026 0.51 4
Year WAR Rank
2025 3.7 7
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