David Howard

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-0, 165lb (183cm, 74kg)

Born: February 26, 1967 in Sarasota, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 32nd round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (Bradenton, FL).

High School: Riverview HS (Sarasota, FL)

School: State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (Bradenton, FL)

Debut: April 14, 1991 (Age 24-047d, 15,909th in major league history)
vs. NYY 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1999 (Age 32-217d)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1991 season

Full Name: David Wayne Howard

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Relatives: Son of Bruce Howard

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.6

1583

362

.229

169

RBI

148

OBP

.291

SLG

.303

OPS

.595

OPS+

Summary of 11 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 1 go ahead

2 Tms
KCR	8
STL	3

Platoon
vs RHP	6
vs LHP	5

Home/Road
Home	7
Away	4

Outs
1	6
2	3
0	2

9 Opps
CAL	2
TOR	2
ARI	1
BOS	1
CLE	1
SEA	1
HOU	1
BAL	1
FLA	1

11 Pitchers
Edwin Hurtado	1
Kent Mercker	1
Chuck McElroy	1
Julián Tavárez	1
Jamie Moyer	1
Mike Butcher	1
Brian Williams	1
Joel Adamson	1
Jimmy Key	1
Dave Stewart	1
Liván Hernández	1

5 Parks
KauffmanStad (KAN)	4
Busch Stad (STL)	3
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	2
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Kingdome (SEA)	1

Where Hit
7	6
9	3
8	1
89	1

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	3
4	2
7+	2
5	2
1	1
2	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	11

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	4
-2-	3
1--	2
12-	1
1-3	1

20 RBI
RISP	5
0 on	4
1 on	5
2 on	2
Any on	7

Inning
2	1
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	1
7	1
8	2

1-3	3
4-6	5
7-end	3

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	1
+2	1
+1	2
-1	1
-2	1
-3	2
-4..	1

Ahead	6
Behind	5

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-2	2
3-1	2
2-0	2
0-2	1
3-2	1
1-0	1
0-0	1
2-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
SS	7
2B	2
PH	1
3B	1

OrderPos
9th	6
8th	4
7th	1

Leverage
Medium Lev	7
Low Lev	4

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1991-07-26	KCR	@	TOR	Jimmy Key	behind 3-5	t 4	1	-2-	11,(3-2) F1FBFB1B.FFFFX	2	9	6	0.182	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Shumpert Scores; D. Howard Scores
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1992-08-04 (2)	KCR		CAL	Mike Butcher	ahead 1-0	b 7	2	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	8	6	0.181	97%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to LF (Line Drive); B. Mayne Scores; K. Koslofski Scores
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1994-07-08	KCR	@	TOR	Dave Stewart	behind 0-1	t 3	1	1--	3,(2-0) B1BX	2	9	5	0.181	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); B. Mayne Scores
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1996-04-07	KCR		BOS	Jamie Moyer	behind 0-3	b 8	1	---	4,(1-2) CCBX	1	9	6	0.070	14%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
5	5	2	1	1996-04-24	KCR		BAL	Kent Mercker	behind 4-8	b 4	0	-2-	3,(2-0) BBX	2	7	6	0.116	33%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Offerman Scores
6	6	3	1	1996-07-15	KCR		CLE	Julián Tavárez	ahead 3-1	b 2	1	---	5,(3-1) BFBBX	1	9	6	0.075	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
7	7	4	1	1996-08-10	KCR	@	CAL	Chuck McElroy	ahead 14-1	t 8	1	1-3	1,(0-0) X	3	9	6	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Tucker Scores; J. Randa Scores; D. Howard Scores
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1997-04-23	KCR	@	SEA	Edwin Hurtado	ahead 8-4	t 5	2	-2-	5,(3-1) BBBCX	2	8	4	0.069	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Macfarlane Scores; D. Howard Scores
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	1998-04-16 (1)	STL		ARI	Joel Adamson	ahead 3-2	b 6	2	1--	3,(0-2) CC1X	2	8	4	0.183	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); G. Gaetti Scores
10	10	2	1	1998-05-16	STL		FLA	Liván Hernández	behind 0-3	b 3	0	---	7,(2-2) CCFBBFX	1	8	6	0.092	33%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	1999-09-17	STL		HOU	Brian Williams	ahead 9-6	b 5	1	---	4,(1-2) FBFX	1	9	PH	0.052	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball)