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Ryan Howard
1B
PHI
Age: 45
Birth Date: 1979 Nov 19
Birthplace: St. Louis, MO, USA
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 250 lb.
B/T: Left/Left

STATS OVERVIEW

Season
G Games
PA Plate Appearances
WARP Wins Above Replacement Player
DRC+ Deserved Runs Created plus - Measures batter contributions, not just results. 100 is average. Higher is better, lower is worse.
SD± DRC+ Standard Deviation - Our measure of uncertainty surrounding a player’s DRC+
DRAA Deserved Runs Above Average - DRC+ converted to runs
BRR Base Running Runs - Measures the number of runs contributed by a player's advancement on the bases -- opportunity and park adjusted
DRP Deserved Runs Prevented - Total summary of all fielding contributions
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ARTICLES

Player at a glance

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TRANSACTION HISTORY
INJURIES
Date On When the player was placed on IL or injured
Date Off When the player was activated from IL or returned
Transaction Action taken by team
Days Total days missed by player
Games Approximate team games missed by player
Side The side of the body where the injury occurred
Body Part The part of the body where the injury occured
Injury A description of the injury
2016-09-17 2016-09-22 DTD 5 - Left Knee Swelling
2016-03-05 2016-03-11 Camp 6 - No Side Viral Infection Flu
2015-09-15 2015-10-05 DTD 20 - Left Knee Contusion
2013-07-06 2013-09-30 60-DL 86 - Left Knee Meniscus
2013-06-24 2013-06-25 DTD 1 - Left Knee Soreness
2013-05-26 2013-05-26 DTD 0 - Right Knee Soreness
2013-05-19 2013-05-21 DTD 2 - Left Knee Soreness
2013-04-19 2013-04-21 DTD 2 - Right Groin Soreness
2012-03-26 2012-07-06 15-DL 102 - Left Achilles Tendon Surgery - Ruptured Achilles and stitch abscess
2012-02-29 2012-02-29 Off 0 - Left Calf Stitch abcess and infection
2012-02-15 2012-03-26 Camp 40 - Left Achilles Tendon Surgery - Ruptured Achilles
2011-10-12 2011-10-12 Off 0 - Left Achilles Tendon Surgery
2011-10-08 2011-10-08 DTD 0 - Left Achilles Tendon Strain
2011-09-24 2011-09-24 DTD 0 - Right Great Toe Sprain
2011-09-17 2011-09-17 DTD 0 - Left Achilles Tendon Bursitis Achilles
2011-08-23 2011-08-24 DTD 1 - Left Achilles Tendon Bursitis Achilles
2011-04-13 2011-04-13 DTD 0 - Right Wrist Contusion
2010-08-02 2010-08-21 15-DL 19 - Left Ankle Sprain
2009-09-19 2009-09-19 DTD 0 - Left Forearm Contusion
2009-06-21 2009-06-23 DTD 2 - No Side Viral Infection Acute Sinusitis
2007-05-29 2007-05-29 DTD 0 - Left Calf Muscle Cramp
2007-05-10 2007-05-25 15-DL 15 - Left Quadriceps Strain
2007-05-08 2007-05-09 DTD 1 - Left Thigh Soreness
2007-04-19 2007-04-22 DTD 3 - Left Knee Tibia Fibula Joint
2007-03-11 2007-03-11 Camp 0 - Left Thigh Soreness
2006-06-19 2006-06-20 DTD 1 - Right Wrist Soreness
2005-05-18 2005-05-21 DTD 3 - Left Hamstring Strain

CONTRACT HISTORY

  • 1 year (2017). Signed by Atlanta as a free agent 4/6/17 (minor-league contract). Released by Atlanta 5/8/17. Signed by Colorado 8/12/17 (minor-league contract).
  • 5 years/$125M (2012-16), plus 2017 club option. Signed extension with Philadelphia 4/26/10. 12:$20M, 13:$20M, 14:$25M, 15:$25M, 16:$25M, 17:$23M club option, $10M buyout. Limited no-trade protection, upgraded through most favored nation provision allowing Howard to block deals to 21 clubs, matching limited no-trade clause extended to Cliff Lee in Dec. 2010. As of January, 2015, Howard could block trades to all clubs except Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, Kansas City, LA Angels, NY Yankees, Seattle, Tampa Bay and Texas. Reaches full 10-and-5 rights 5/2/15. Philadelphia declined 2017 option 11/16.
  • 3 years/$54M (2009-11). Signed extension with Philadelphia 2/8/09. 09:$15M, 10:$19M, 11:$20M. 2010, 2011 salaries increase by $1M with MVP in previous year or by $0.5M with 2nd in MVP vote previous year. $1M assignment bonus if traded before 11/1/2010 (no bonus thereafter). Award bonuses.
  • 1 year/$10M (2008). Won arbitration with Philadelphia 2/08 ($10M-$7M).
  • 1 year/$0.9M (2007). Renewed by Philadelphia 3/07.
  • 1 year/$0.355M (2006).
  • 1 year (2005). Sent to minor-league camp 3/05. Recalled 5/05. Optioned to Triple-A 5/05. Recalled 7/05.
  • 1 year (2004). Contract purchased by Philadelphia 11/03. Optioned to Triple-A 3/04. Recalled 9/04.
  • Drafted by Philadelphia 2001 (5-140) (Southwest Missouri State). $0.23M signing bonus.

COMPENSATION