1B Frank 'Hondo' Howard #18
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/31/2000
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1B FRANK 'HONDO' HOWARD #18 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
138 491 143 16 0 26 96 102 103 .291 .409 .483 0 3.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 5 5 5 5
Gap 4 4 4 4
Power 7 7 6 7
Eye 5 5 5 5
Avoid K's 4 4 4 4
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 5
Errors: - 3 6
Arm: - 3 6
Turn DP: - 3 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 5
1st Base: 6 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 4
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Aggressiveness: 4
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/03/2000 MAD Win, 3-2 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
10/01/2000 @ MAD Win, 3-0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/30/2000 @ MAD Win, 7-4 4 2 3 2 1 1 0 0
09/29/2000 @ MAD Loss, 3-5 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
09/27/2000 MAD Win, 8-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/26/2000 MAD Loss, 2-6 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
09/23/2000 @ OXN Win, 12-0 5 3 4 3 1 0 0 0
09/22/2000 @ OXN Loss, 1-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/2000 @ OXN Win, 4-3 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 0
09/19/2000 OXN Win, 6-0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
His ego is bad for team chemistry.
Personality Class: Disruptive
High: Financial Ambition
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic
Birthday:08/08/1972
Born in:Columbus, OH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 7"
Weight:250 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:6 Years, 54 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1993, 3rd Pick in Round 1
MLB TRIPLE A 2000 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 138 491 143 16 0 26 96 99 102 103 .291 .409 .483 .891 .407 .191 138
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 131 602 1 2 0 15 1 8 237 42 0 1 0.0 102.2 7.40 3.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   129 35 5 0 7 27 22 27 31 1 0 0 .271 .395 .473 .868
Versus Right   362 108 11 0 19 69 77 75 72 7 1 1 .298 .413 .486 .900
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   72 18 2 0 4 18 15 8 18 2 0 0 .250 .317 .444 .762
May   98 27 3 0 4 17 14 16 21 1 1 1 .276 .379 .429 .808
June   94 33 5 0 6 25 24 22 21 1 0 0 .351 .470 .596 1.066
July   82 28 3 0 7 21 16 25 10 4 0 0 .341 .477 .634 1.112
August   99 23 1 0 3 10 22 22 24 0 0 0 .232 .372 .333 .705
September   46 14 2 0 2 5 8 9 9 0 0 0 .304 .418 .478 .896
All-Star Game   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Postseason   42 14 0 0 4 9 8 5 7 1 0 0 .333 .396 .619 1.015
Last Year   204 48 8 0 4 21 23 28 80 0 0 2 .235 .333 .333 .667
Career   846 237 30 1 33 139 145 146 222 9 1 7 .280 .387 .435 .822
Home   226 65 5 0 14 41 47 57 41 3 1 0 .288 .427 .496 .922
Road   265 78 11 0 12 55 52 45 62 5 0 1 .294 .392 .472 .864
Grass   415 117 14 0 24 79 82 85 90 7 1 1 .282 .400 .489 .889
Turf   76 26 2 0 2 17 17 17 13 1 0 0 .342 .457 .447 .905
Day   153 41 5 0 7 25 29 24 28 3 0 0 .268 .361 .438 .799
Night   338 102 11 0 19 71 70 78 75 5 1 1 .302 .429 .503 .932
As Starter   484 141 15 0 25 92 96 100 102 8 1 1 .291 .408 .477 .885
As Reliever / Substitution   7 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 .286 .444 .857 1.302
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1993 Texas - FORT 20 99 401 98 17 1 10 48 45 39 0 2 80 0 0 .244 .310 .367 .677 84 84 -1.2
1994 Texas - FORT 21 115 422 126 19 0 14 64 74 55 0 3 85 0 0 .299 .377 .443 .820 115 117 1.2
1995 Texas - FORT 22 160 592 155 26 0 25 91 83 68 5 6 107 0 0 .262 .340 .432 .772 106 103 0.5
1996 Texas - FORT 23 159 594 140 30 1 24 82 76 68 3 5 134 0 2 .236 .315 .411 .726 90 89 -0.9
1997 Texas - FORT 24 157 622 174 26 0 32 96 100 73 1 7 110 0 2 .280 .353 .476 .829 117 114 1.7
1998 Texas - FORT 25 145 520 120 10 0 24 77 54 47 4 5 113 0 2 .231 .297 .388 .685 79 79 -1.2
1999 Texas - FORT 26 86 325 83 11 0 18 63 41 28 5 4 93 1 0 .255 .320 .455 .776 102 100 0.3
Total FORT 921 3476 896 139 2 147 521 473 378 18 32 722 1 6 .258 .331 .426 .757 100 98 0.3
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1993 Mt. Arlington - AAA 20 42 151 46 6 1 3 22 23 16 4 1 39 0 0 .305 .384 .417 .801 137 139 0.6
1999 Mt. Arlington - AAA 26 55 204 48 8 0 4 21 23 28 2 0 80 0 0 .235 .333 .333 .667 91 91 0.1
2000 Glendale - AAA 27 138 491 143 16 0 26 96 99 102 1 8 103 0 1 .291 .409 .483 .891 140 138 3.7
Total MAAA 235 846 237 30 1 33 139 145 146 7 9 222 0 1 .280 .387 .435 .822 128 127
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2000 Glendale - MAAA 27 11 42 14 0 0 4 9 8 5 0 1 7 0 0 .333 .396 .619 1.015 170 165 -0.2
Total MAAA 11 42 14 0 0 4 9 8 5 0 1 7 0 0 .333 .396 .619 1.015 170 165
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1993 Texas - MLB 1B 10 9 89 8 9 97 0 1.000 91.0 9.59 +0.9 1.092
1993 Mt. Arlington - AAA 1B 4 0 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 6.2 6.75 +0.0 .995
1993 Texas - MLB 2B 2 1 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 11.0 4.09 +0.1 .963
1993 Mt. Arlington - AAA LF 42 42 43 1 1 46 2 .957 353.0 1.12 -2.9 .949
1993 Texas - MLB RF 85 85 146 4 1 153 3 .980 758.2 1.78 -11.0 .915
1994 Texas - MLB 1B 26 25 226 12 26 240 2 .992 224.0 9.56 +0.7 1.044
1994 Texas - MLB LF 20 20 38 0 0 38 0 1.000 177.0 1.93 -1.3 .929
1994 Texas - MLB RF 19 19 32 3 0 37 2 .946 175.1 1.80 -2.8 .880
1995 Texas - MLB 1B 10 10 91 1 11 93 1 .989 89.2 9.23 +0.1 1.018
1996 Texas - MLB 1B 9 9 71 9 10 80 0 1.000 79.0 9.11 +0.6 1.081
1997 Texas - MLB 1B 4 4 35 8 0 43 0 1.000 34.0 11.38 +0.6 1.019
1998 Texas - MLB 1B 11 11 89 6 14 96 1 .990 98.0 8.72 +0.3 1.124
1999 Mt. Arlington - AAA 1B 8 0 10 1 1 11 0 1.000 11.1 8.74 +0.1 .998
1999 Texas - MLB LF 5 5 17 0 0 18 1 .944 43.0 3.56 -0.5 .909
1999 Mt. Arlington - AAA LF 29 29 41 3 0 44 0 1.000 264.1 1.50 -1.5 .961
1999 Mt. Arlington - AAA RF 26 26 31 0 0 32 1 .969 224.2 1.24 -3.4 .907
2000 Glendale - AAA 1B 125 123 981 68 124 1054 5 .995 1087.0 8.69 +2.1 1.023
2000 Glendale - AAA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2000 Glendale - AAA LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
2000 Glendale - AAA RF 10 8 9 1 0 10 0 1.000 73.0 1.23 -0.1 .960
TOTAL 1B 207 191 1596 114 195 1719 9 .995 1720.2 8.94 +5.4 1.037
TOTAL 2B 2 1 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 11.0 4.09 +0.1 .963
TOTAL LF 98 96 139 4 1 146 3 .979 843.1 1.53 -6.2 .942
TOTAL RF 140 138 218 8 1 232 6 .974 1231.2 1.65 -17.3 .910
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 5 (9); Eye: 5 (7).
01/13/1993 Drafted in the 1992 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick) by the Texas Rangers.
04/02/1993 Named the #2 prospect in the FORT
04/14/1993 Injured (mild hip strain),day-to-day for one week.
04/20/1993 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
08/23/1993 Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award.
11/24/1993 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 6 (9); Eye: 6 (6).
11/25/1994 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (9); Eye: 6 (6).
11/23/1995 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,500,000.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (7).
11/21/1996 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,600,000.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 6 (6).
07/13/1997 Hits three home runs against the Seattle Mariners, going 4-5 with 4 RBI and 4 runs scored!
11/22/1997 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,200,000.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (6).
09/12/1998 Injured (hand contusion),out for one week.
11/20/1998 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,800,000.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 5 (5).
10/07/1999 Wins the 1999 MLB Triple A World Series with the Mt. Arlington Bulldozers!
11/25/1999 Became a free agent.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 5 (5).
01/09/2000 Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies organization.
05/29/2000 Injured (dislocated finger),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/01/2000 Wins the MAAA SL1 Batter of the Month Award.
07/03/2000 Wins the MAAA SL1 Player of the Week Award.
07/09/2000 Was selected to the 2000 MLB Triple A All-Star Game.
08/01/2000 Wins the MAAA SL1 Batter of the Month Award.
10/04/2000 Wins the 2000 MLB Triple A World Series with the Glendale Herons!
10/15/2000 Wins the 2000 MAAA SL1 Platinum Stick Award at 1B.
11/23/2000 Became a minor league free agent.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1995 160 1
1996 159 3
1997 157 4
Year PA Rank
1995 671 9
1996 670 10
1997 703 3
Year AB Rank
1997 622 4
Year H Rank
1997 174 10
Year HR Rank
1997 32 8
Year RBI Rank
1997 96 10
Year IBB Rank
1997 7 6
Year SH Rank
1993 12 10
Year SF Rank
1997 7 5
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