Ben Howard

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Age: 46

Bats/Throws: R/R

6'2" / 220

DOB: 1/15/1979

(46 years, 3 months, 16 days)

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Stats

Minor LeaguesSpring TrainingMLB Regular Season

Season	Team	Level	Age	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	SV SV - Saves	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	IP IP - Innings Pitched	divider	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP)	HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio	divider	vFA vFA - Fourseam Fastball velocity (Pitch Info)	divider	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	xERA xERA - Expected ERA	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale	xFIP xFIP - Expected Fielder Independent Pitching where Home Runs are calculated as 10.5% of Fly Balls induced	WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement
2002	SDP	MLB	23	0	1	0	3	2	10.2		8.44	11.81	3.37	.300	74.8%	18.2%	23.5%				9.28		9.90	7.24	-0.4
2003	SDP	MLB	24	1	3	0	6	6	34.2		6.23	3.89	2.60	.212	90.6%	37.7%	23.3%				3.63		6.69	4.75	-0.5
2004	FLA	MLB	25	1	1	0	31	0	37.2		7.88	5.02	1.43	.292	71.1%	31.8%	12.2%				5.50		5.12	4.95	-0.3
2006	CLE	AAA	27	2	1	11	34	0	40.2		4.65	3.10	0.22	.280	65.9%						3.98		3.68
2006	TOR	AAA	27	1	1	0	11	0	16.1		4.41	3.86	3.31	.278	61.2%						8.82		8.15
2006	---	MiLB	27	3	2	11	45	0	57.0		4.58	3.32	1.11	.280	64.7%						5.37		4.96
2006	CLE	ST	27	0	0	1	6	0	4.2		13.50	3.86	1.93	.364	89.3%						1.93		4.66
2007	CHC	AAA	28	6	9	2	55	0	82.0		7.46	2.63	1.43	.298	75.7%						4.28		4.93	4.35
2007	CHC	ST	28	0	1	0	3	0	3.1		2.70	0.00	2.70	.389	13.2%						13.50		7.81	5.46
2008	MIL	AA	29	0	1	0	4	0	6.2		2.70	5.40	0.00	.348	57.1%	68.2%	0.0%				6.75		5.36	5.67
2008	MIL	AAA	29	2	6	1	31	2	59.0		6.25	3.36	0.76	.311	67.5%	45.4%	7.0%				4.73		4.43	5.00
2008	MIL	MiLB	29	2	7	1	35	2	65.2		5.89	3.56	0.69	.315	66.0%	47.7%	6.8%				4.93		4.53	5.07
Total	- - -	MLB		2	5	0	40	8	83.0		7.27	5.42	2.17	.260	77.9%	32.5%	18.3%				5.20		6.39	5.16	-1.1

Season	Team	Level	Age	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	SV SV - Saves	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	IP IP - Innings Pitched	divider	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP)	HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio	divider	vFA vFA - Fourseam Fastball velocity (Pitch Info)	divider	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	xERA xERA - Expected ERA	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale	xFIP xFIP - Expected Fielder Independent Pitching where Home Runs are calculated as 10.5% of Fly Balls induced	WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement
2002	SDP	MLB	23	0	1	0	3	2	10.2		8.44	11.81	3.37	.300	74.8%	18.2%	23.5%				9.28		9.90	7.24	-0.4
2003	SDP	MLB	24	1	3	0	6	6	34.2		6.23	3.89	2.60	.212	90.6%	37.7%	23.3%				3.63		6.69	4.75	-0.5
2004	FLA	MLB	25	1	1	0	31	0	37.2		7.88	5.02	1.43	.292	71.1%	31.8%	12.2%				5.50		5.12	4.95	-0.3
2006	CLE	AAA	27	2	1	11	34	0	40.2		4.65	3.10	0.22	.280	65.9%						3.98		3.68
2006	TOR	AAA	27	1	1	0	11	0	16.1		4.41	3.86	3.31	.278	61.2%						8.82		8.15
2006	---	MiLB	27	3	2	11	45	0	57.0		4.58	3.32	1.11	.280	64.7%						5.37		4.96
2006	CLE	ST	27	0	0	1	6	0	4.2		13.50	3.86	1.93	.364	89.3%						1.93		4.66
2007	CHC	AAA	28	6	9	2	55	0	82.0		7.46	2.63	1.43	.298	75.7%						4.28		4.93	4.35
2007	CHC	ST	28	0	1	0	3	0	3.1		2.70	0.00	2.70	.389	13.2%						13.50		7.81	5.46
2008	MIL	AA	29	0	1	0	4	0	6.2		2.70	5.40	0.00	.348	57.1%	68.2%	0.0%				6.75		5.36	5.67
2008	MIL	AAA	29	2	6	1	31	2	59.0		6.25	3.36	0.76	.311	67.5%	45.4%	7.0%				4.73		4.43	5.00
2008	MIL	MiLB	29	2	7	1	35	2	65.2		5.89	3.56	0.69	.315	66.0%	47.7%	6.8%				4.93		4.53	5.07
Total	- - -	MLB		2	5	0	40	8	83.0		7.27	5.42	2.17	.260	77.9%	32.5%	18.3%				5.20		6.39	5.16	-1.1

Minor LeaguesSpring TrainingMLB Regular Season

Season	Team	Level	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	QS	CG CG - Complete Games	ShO ShO - Shoutouts	SV SV - Saves	HLD HLD - Holds	BS BS - Blown Saves	IP IP - Innings Pitched	TBF TBF - Total Batters Faced	H H - Hits Allowed	R R - Runs Allowed	ER ER - Earned Runs	HR HR - Home Runs	BB BB - Walks	IBB IBB - Intentional	HBP HBP - Hit Batters	WP WP - Wild Pitches	BK BK - Balks	SO SO - Strikeouts
2002	SDP	MLB	0	1	9.28	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.2	58	13	11	11	4	14	1	0	0	0	10
2003	SDP	MLB	1	3	3.63	6	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	34.2	148	31	17	14	10	15	1	0	1	0	24
2004	FLA	MLB	1	1	5.50	31	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	37.2	167	37	23	23	6	21	3	1	3	0	33
2006	CLE	AAA	2	1	3.98	34	0		0	0	11	1	4	40.2	172	38	20	18	1	14	2	4	5	0	21
2006	TOR	AAA	1	1	8.82	11	0		0	0	0	0	0	16.1	75	21	16	16	6	7	0	0	2	0	8
2006	---	MiLB	3	2	5.37	45	0		0	0	11	1	4	57.0	247	59	36	34	7	21	2	4	7	0	29
2006	CLE	ST	0	0	1.93	6	0		0	0	1	0	0	4.2	21	5	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	7
2007	CHC	AAA	6	9	4.28	55	0		0	0	2	5	3	82.0	347	84	41	39	13	24	2	4	1	0	68
2007	CHC	ST	0	1	13.50	3	0		0	0	0	0	0	3.1	21	8	8	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
2008	MIL	AA	0	1	6.75	4	0		0	0	0	0	0	6.2	31	8	6	5	0	4	0	2	1	0	2
2008	MIL	AAA	2	6	4.73	31	2		0	0	1	4	1	59.0	266	66	34	31	5	22	2	2	5	0	41
2008	MIL	MiLB	2	7	4.93	35	2		0	0	1	4	1	65.2	297	74	40	36	5	26	2	4	6	0	43
Total	- - -	MLB	2	5	5.20	40	8	2	0	0	0	3	0	83.0	373	81	51	48	20	50	5	1	4	0	67

Season	Team	Level	W W - Wins	L L - Losses	ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP)	G G - Games Pitched	GS GS - Games Started	QS	CG CG - Complete Games	ShO ShO - Shoutouts	SV SV - Saves	HLD HLD - Holds	BS BS - Blown Saves	IP IP - Innings Pitched	TBF TBF - Total Batters Faced	H H - Hits Allowed	R R - Runs Allowed	ER ER - Earned Runs	HR HR - Home Runs	BB BB - Walks	IBB IBB - Intentional	HBP HBP - Hit Batters	WP WP - Wild Pitches	BK BK - Balks	SO SO - Strikeouts
2002	SDP	MLB	0	1	9.28	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.2	58	13	11	11	4	14	1	0	0	0	10
2003	SDP	MLB	1	3	3.63	6	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	34.2	148	31	17	14	10	15	1	0	1	0	24
2004	FLA	MLB	1	1	5.50	31	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	37.2	167	37	23	23	6	21	3	1	3	0	33
2006	CLE	AAA	2	1	3.98	34	0		0	0	11	1	4	40.2	172	38	20	18	1	14	2	4	5	0	21
2006	TOR	AAA	1	1	8.82	11	0		0	0	0	0	0	16.1	75	21	16	16	6	7	0	0	2	0	8
2006	---	MiLB	3	2	5.37	45	0		0	0	11	1	4	57.0	247	59	36	34	7	21	2	4	7	0	29
2006	CLE	ST	0	0	1.93	6	0		0	0	1	0	0	4.2	21	5	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	7
2007	CHC	AAA	6	9	4.28	55	0		0	0	2	5	3	82.0	347	84	41	39	13	24	2	4	1	0	68
2007	CHC	ST	0	1	13.50	3	0		0	0	0	0	0	3.1	21	8	8	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
2008	MIL	AA	0	1	6.75	4	0		0	0	0	0	0	6.2	31	8	6	5	0	4	0	2	1	0	2
2008	MIL	AAA	2	6	4.73	31	2		0	0	1	4	1	59.0	266	66	34	31	5	22	2	2	5	0	41
2008	MIL	MiLB	2	7	4.93	35	2		0	0	1	4	1	65.2	297	74	40	36	5	26	2	4	6	0	43
Total	- - -	MLB	2	5	5.20	40	8	2	0	0	0	3	0	83.0	373	81	51	48	20	50	5	1	4	0	67

Minor LeaguesSpring TrainingMLB Regular SeasonAverages

Season	Team	Level	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	K/BB K/BB - Strikeout to Walk Ratio (SO/BB)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	divider	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/TBF)	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/TBF)	K-BB% K-BB% - The difference between strikeout percentage and walk percentage	divider	AVG AVG - Batting Average Against	WHIP WHIP - Walks + Hits divided by Innings Pitched	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	divider	ERA- ERA- - ERA adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	FIP- FIP- - FIP adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	divider	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale
2002	SDP	MLB	8.44	11.81	0.71	3.37		17.2%	24.1%	-6.9%		.295	2.53	.300	74.8%		242	247		9.90
2002			6.53	3.38	1.93	1.05		16.8%	8.7%	8.1%		.257	1.38	.289	71.7%					4.52
2003	SDP	MLB	6.23	3.89	1.60	2.60		16.2%	10.1%	6.1%		.233	1.33	.212	90.6%		91	161		6.69
2003			6.40	3.30	1.94	1.08		16.4%	8.5%	8.0%		.260	1.38	.291	71.2%					4.57
2004	FLA	MLB	7.88	5.02	1.57	1.43		19.8%	12.6%	7.2%		.255	1.54	.292	71.1%		133	120		5.12
2004			6.60	3.36	1.96	1.13		16.9%	8.6%	8.3%		.261	1.40	.293	71.4%					4.62
2006	CLE	AAA	4.65	3.10	1.50	0.22		12.2%	8.1%	4.1%		.247	1.28	.280	65.9%		101	96		3.68
2006	TOR	AAA	4.41	3.86	1.14	3.31		10.7%	9.3%	1.3%		.309	1.71	.278	61.2%		226	210		8.15
2006	---	MiLB	4.58	3.32	1.38	1.11		11.7%	8.5%	3.2%		.266	1.40	.280	64.7%		137	129		4.96
2006	CLE	ST	13.50	3.86	3.50	1.93		33.3%	9.5%	23.8%		.263	1.50	.364	89.3%		36	89		4.66
2007	CHC	AAA	7.46	2.63	2.83	1.43		19.6%	6.9%	12.7%		.263	1.32	.298	75.7%		95	109		4.93
2007	CHC	ST	2.70	0.00	1.00	2.70		4.8%	0.0%	4.8%		.400	2.40	.389	13.2%		299	164		7.81
2008	MIL	AA	2.70	5.40	0.50	0.00		6.5%	12.9%	-6.5%		.320	1.80	.348	57.1%		158	125		5.36
2008	MIL	AAA	6.25	3.36	1.86	0.76		15.4%	8.3%	7.1%		.273	1.49	.311	67.5%		100	93		4.43
2008	MIL	MiLB	5.89	3.56	1.65	0.69		14.5%	8.8%	5.7%		.277	1.52	.315	66.0%		106	96		4.53
Total	- - -	MLB	7.27	5.42	1.34	2.17		18.0%	13.4%	4.6%		.252	1.58	.260	77.9%		129	153		6.39

Season	Team	Level	K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP)	BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP)	K/BB K/BB - Strikeout to Walk Ratio (SO/BB)	HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP)	divider	K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/TBF)	BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/TBF)	K-BB% K-BB% - The difference between strikeout percentage and walk percentage	divider	AVG AVG - Batting Average Against	WHIP WHIP - Walks + Hits divided by Innings Pitched	BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play	LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage	divider	ERA- ERA- - ERA adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	FIP- FIP- - FIP adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better	divider	FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale
2002	SDP	MLB	8.44	11.81	0.71	3.37		17.2%	24.1%	-6.9%		.295	2.53	.300	74.8%		242	247		9.90
2002			6.53	3.38	1.93	1.05		16.8%	8.7%	8.1%		.257	1.38	.289	71.7%					4.52
2003	SDP	MLB	6.23	3.89	1.60	2.60		16.2%	10.1%	6.1%		.233	1.33	.212	90.6%		91	161		6.69
2003			6.40	3.30	1.94	1.08		16.4%	8.5%	8.0%		.260	1.38	.291	71.2%					4.57
2004	FLA	MLB	7.88	5.02	1.57	1.43		19.8%	12.6%	7.2%		.255	1.54	.292	71.1%		133	120		5.12
2004			6.60	3.36	1.96	1.13		16.9%	8.6%	8.3%		.261	1.40	.293	71.4%					4.62
2006	CLE	AAA	4.65	3.10	1.50	0.22		12.2%	8.1%	4.1%		.247	1.28	.280	65.9%		101	96		3.68
2006	TOR	AAA	4.41	3.86	1.14	3.31		10.7%	9.3%	1.3%		.309	1.71	.278	61.2%		226	210		8.15
2006	---	MiLB	4.58	3.32	1.38	1.11		11.7%	8.5%	3.2%		.266	1.40	.280	64.7%		137	129		4.96
2006	CLE	ST	13.50	3.86	3.50	1.93		33.3%	9.5%	23.8%		.263	1.50	.364	89.3%		36	89		4.66
2007	CHC	AAA	7.46	2.63	2.83	1.43		19.6%	6.9%	12.7%		.263	1.32	.298	75.7%		95	109		4.93
2007	CHC	ST	2.70	0.00	1.00	2.70		4.8%	0.0%	4.8%		.400	2.40	.389	13.2%		299	164		7.81
2008	MIL	AA	2.70	5.40	0.50	0.00		6.5%	12.9%	-6.5%		.320	1.80	.348	57.1%		158	125		5.36
2008	MIL	AAA	6.25	3.36	1.86	0.76		15.4%	8.3%	7.1%		.273	1.49	.311	67.5%		100	93		4.43
2008	MIL	MiLB	5.89	3.56	1.65	0.69		14.5%	8.8%	5.7%		.277	1.52	.315	66.0%		106	96		4.53
Total	- - -	MLB	7.27	5.42	1.34	2.17		18.0%	13.4%	4.6%		.252	1.58	.260	77.9%		129	153		6.39