Frank Howard Stats

Frank Howard was born on Saturday, August 8, 1936, in Columbus, Ohio. Howard was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 10, 1958, with the Los Angeles Dodgers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Frank Howard baseball stats page.

"One of these days (Frank) Howard will unleash a line drive at the opposing pitcher and the only identification left on the mound is going to be a laundry mark." - Fresco Thompson in Every Diamond Doesn't Sparkle (1964)
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Frank Howard

Frank Howard Autograph on a 1994 Ted Williams Card (#88)

Frank Howard Autograph on a 1994 Ted Williams Card (#88)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Frank Oliver Howard
Nickname:   The Capital Punisher or The Horse
Born On:   08-08-1936
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Columbus, Ohio
Zodiac:   Leo
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Ohio State University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-07
Player Weight Chart Weight:   255
First Game:   09-10-1958 (Age 22)
Last Game:   09-30-1973
Draft:   Not Applicable
Frank Howard

Frank Howard Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Frank Howard

Frank Howard Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1958 Dodgers 8 29 3 7 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 11 0 0 0 1 .241 .267 .379
1959 Dodgers 9 21 2 3 0 1 1 0 6 2 0 9 0 0 0 0 .143 .217 .381
1960 Dodgers 117 448 54 120 15 2 23 2 77 32 1 108 2 2 3 8 .268 .320 .464
1961 Dodgers 92 267 36 79 10 2 15 1 45 21 3 50 1 2 1 12 .296 .347 .517
1962 Dodgers 141 493 80 146 25 6 31 0 119 39 10 108 1 4 1 18 .296 .346 .560
1963 Dodgers 123 417 58 114 16 1 28 0 64 33 4 116 2 3 4 7 .273 .330 .518
1964 Dodgers 134 433 60 98 13 2 24 0 69 51 10 113 1 7 0 14 .226 .303 .432
1965 Senators 149 516 53 149 22 6 21 1 84 55 2 112 0 2 2 9 .289 .358 .477
1966 Senators 146 493 52 137 19 4 18 0 71 53 6 104 0 2 1 14 .278 .348 .442
1967 Senators 149 519 71 133 20 2 36 1 89 60 7 155 0 1 5 14 .256 .338 .511
1968 Senators 158 598 79 164 28 3 44 0 106 54 12 141 0 5 6 13 .274 .338 .552
1969 Senators 161 592 111 175 17 2 48 0 111 102 19 96 0 3 5 29 .296 .402 .574
1970 Senators 161 566 90 160 15 1 44 0 126 132 29 125 0 6 2 23 .283 .416 .546
1971 Senators 153 549 60 153 25 2 26 0 83 77 20 121 0 5 2 29 .279 .367 .474
1972 Rangers 95 287 28 70 9 0 9 0 31 42 8 55 0 1 1 16 .244 .341 .369
1972 Tigers 14 33 1 8 1 0 1 0 7 4 0 8 0 0 0 0 .242 .324 .364
1973 Tigers 85 227 26 58 9 1 12 0 29 24 4 28 0 0 0 12 .256 .327 .463
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
16 Years 1,895 6,488 864 1,774 245 35 382 5 1,119 782 135 1,460 7 43 33 219 .273 .352 .499
Frank Howard

Frank Howard Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1958 Dodgers OF 8 - - 13 1.6 13 12 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1959 Dodgers OF 6 - - 10 1.7 10 10 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1960 Dodgers 1B 4 - - 23 5.8 22 19 3 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .957 0.00 -
1960 Dodgers OF 115 - - 188 1.6 185 177 8 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 -
1961 Dodgers 1B 7 - - 49 7.0 47 43 4 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .959 0.00 -
1961 Dodgers OF 65 - - 91 1.4 85 79 6 6 0 n/a n/a n/a .934 0.00 -
1962 Dodgers OF 131 - - 212 1.6 206 187 19 6 4 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 -
1963 Dodgers OF 111 - - 202 1.8 194 190 4 8 0 n/a n/a n/a .960 0.00 -
1964 Dodgers RF 122 - - 189 1.5 185 183 2 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 -
1965 Senators OF 138 - - 213 1.5 209 204 5 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1966 Senators LF 135 - - 225 1.7 221 216 5 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 -
1967 Senators 1B 4 - - 16 4.0 16 15 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1967 Senators OF 141 - - 218 1.5 215 210 5 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1968 Senators 1B 55 - - 468 8.5 457 416 41 11 38 n/a n/a n/a .976 0.00 -
1968 Senators LF 107 - - 179 1.7 171 160 11 8 1 n/a n/a n/a .955 0.00 -
1969 Senators 1B 70 - - 496 7.1 486 455 31 10 38 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 -
1969 Senators OF 114 - - 154 1.4 150 147 3 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 -
1970 Senators 1B 48 - - 460 9.6 454 429 25 6 37 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1970 Senators OF 120 - - 183 1.5 178 172 6 5 4 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
1971 Senators 1B 68 - - 476 7.0 472 414 58 4 40 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 -
1971 Senators OF 100 - - 149 1.5 148 141 7 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 -
1972 Rangers 1B 66 - - 476 7.2 467 440 27 9 39 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1972 Rangers OF 21 - - 26 1.2 25 25 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .962 0.00 -
1972 Tigers 1B 10 - - 63 6.3 60 55 5 3 5 n/a n/a n/a .952 0.00 -
1972 Tigers LF 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1973 Tigers 1B 2 - - 13 6.5 12 12 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .923 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 1,070 0 0 1,659 1.6 1,618 1,554 64 41 10 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 --
1B Totals 334 0 0 2,540 7.6 2,493 2,298 195 47 201 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 --
LF Totals 243 0 0 405 1.7 393 377 16 12 2 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 --
RF Totals 122 0 0 189 1.5 185 183 2 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 --
16 Years 1,845 - 0 4,793 2.6 4,689 4,412 277 104 213 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 --
Frank Howard

Frank Howard Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1958 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 29.0 2.6 14.5 - - -
1959 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 21.0 2.3 3.5 - - -
1960 Dodgers 0 1 .000 - - n/a 19.5 4.1 5.8 - - -
1961 Dodgers 0 1 .000 - - n/a 17.8 5.3 5.9 - - -
1962 Dodgers 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 15.9 4.6 4.1 - - -
1963 Dodgers 1 2 .333 - - n/a 14.9 3.6 6.5 - - -
1964 Dodgers 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 18.0 3.8 6.3 - - -
1965 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 24.6 4.6 6.1 - - -
1966 Senators 1 1 .500 - - n/a 27.4 4.7 6.9 - - -
1967 Senators 0 1 .000 - - n/a 14.4 3.3 5.8 - - -
1968 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 13.6 4.2 5.6 - - -
1969 Senators 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 12.3 6.2 5.3 - - -
1970 Senators 1 2 .333 - - n/a 12.9 4.5 4.5 - - -
1971 Senators 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 21.1 4.5 6.6 - - -
1972 Rangers 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 31.9 5.2 9.3 - - -
1972 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 33.0 4.1 4.7 - - -
1973 Tigers 0 1 .000 - - 76 18.9 8.1 7.8 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
16 Years 8 9 .471 - - 76 17.0 4.4 5.8 - - -
Frank Howard

Frank Howard Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1958 Los Angeles Dodgers 25 Undetermined - -
1959 Los Angeles Dodgers 25 Undetermined - -
1960 Los Angeles Dodgers 25 Undetermined - -
1961 Los Angeles Dodgers 25 Undetermined - -
1962 Los Angeles Dodgers 25 Undetermined - -
1963 Los Angeles Dodgers 25 Undetermined - Stats
1964 Los Angeles Dodgers 25 $35,000.00 - -
1965 Washington Senators 9 $37,000.00 - -
1966 Washington Senators 9 Undetermined - -
1967 Washington Senators 9 Undetermined - -
1968 Washington Senators 9 Undetermined Stats -
1969 Washington Senators 33 Undetermined Stats -
1970 Washington Senators 33 $125,000.00 Stats -
1971 Washington Senators 33 Undetermined Stats -
1972 Texas Rangers 33 Undetermined - -
1972 Detroit Tigers 33 $120,000.00 - -
1973 Detroit Tigers 33 $75,000.00 - -


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