2B Mike Howard #8
Age: 29 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/31/2001
2B MIKE HOWARD #8 - AGE: 29 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
136 459 132 16 3 14 59 65 87 .288 .382 .427 8 2.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 4 4 4 4
Gap 4 4 4 5
Power 4 4 4 4
Eye 5 5 5 5
Avoid K's 5 5 5 6
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 6 5
Errors: - 6 6
Arm: - 4 7
Turn DP: - 6 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 2
1st Base: 9 Center Field: 2
2nd Base: 6 Right Field: 5
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Aggressiveness: 2
Stealing Ability: 7
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/14/2001 @ GLE Win, 8-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/13/2001 @ GLE Loss, 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/12/2001 @ GLE Win, 4-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/2001 KAT Loss, 1-3 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/10/2001 KAT Loss, 4-7 3 1 1 3 0 1 1 0
09/09/2001 KAT Loss, 3-5 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
09/08/2001 OKC Win, 16-2 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
09/06/2001 OKC Win, 8-4 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/05/2001 @ HV Loss, 1-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/04/2001 @ HV Loss, 0-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Involved with the local animal shelter.
Birthday:04/02/1972
Born in:Seattle, WA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:1 Year, 78 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1994, 19th Pick in Round 4
MLB TRIPLE A 2001 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 136 459 132 16 3 14 59 69 65 87 .288 .382 .427 .809 .372 .139 116
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 125 534 7 2 0 9 6 3 196 33 8 3 72.7 79.3 6.15 2.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   84 23 2 1 2 8 14 21 16 0 2 0 .274 .419 .393 .812
Versus Right   375 109 14 2 12 51 55 44 71 3 4 7 .291 .373 .435 .808
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   62 24 4 0 2 10 10 8 13 1 1 0 .387 .451 .548 .999
May   86 26 2 1 3 13 17 17 16 0 1 2 .302 .429 .453 .882
June   87 20 2 1 2 7 12 14 19 0 2 3 .230 .356 .345 .701
July   86 23 2 1 4 12 11 10 16 1 1 1 .267 .347 .453 .800
August   98 27 4 0 3 8 17 13 18 0 1 0 .276 .360 .408 .769
September   40 12 2 0 0 9 2 3 5 1 0 1 .300 .356 .350 .706
Last Year   216 53 4 0 2 27 20 33 42 2 3 3 .245 .350 .292 .642
2 Years Ago   450 101 20 3 12 45 55 45 98 1 0 11 .224 .310 .362 .672
Career   2848 705 108 15 62 284 321 272 634 12 10 61 .248 .325 .361 .686
Home   218 67 8 0 8 39 37 33 37 2 3 2 .307 .400 .454 .854
Road   241 65 8 3 6 20 32 32 50 1 3 5 .270 .366 .402 .768
Grass   391 109 14 2 9 48 54 53 75 2 5 5 .279 .370 .394 .764
Turf   68 23 2 1 5 11 15 12 12 1 1 2 .338 .446 .618 1.063
Day   151 49 5 1 6 22 23 19 25 1 1 1 .325 .401 .490 .891
Night   308 83 11 2 8 37 46 46 62 2 5 6 .269 .373 .396 .769
As Starter   448 129 15 3 14 57 67 64 84 3 6 7 .288 .383 .429 .812
As Reliever / Substitution   11 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 .273 .333 .364 .697
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
1996 Houston - FORT 24 12 34 4 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 1 9 0 0 .118 .184 .118 .302 -18 -17 -0.5
1997 Colorado - FORT 25 66 182 33 8 1 2 15 18 14 2 0 42 1 1 .181 .247 .269 .517 29 22 -2.2
1998 Colorado - FORT 26 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 239 257 0.1
Total FORT 82 219 39 8 1 2 18 22 17 2 1 51 1 1 .178 .243 .251 .494 25 19 -2.6
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
1994 New Haven - AAA 22 133 469 109 17 2 5 35 34 43 6 1 128 11 10 .232 .304 .309 .614 77 77 -2.4
1995 New Haven - AAA 23 133 492 118 20 3 6 36 52 31 17 2 106 18 8 .240 .306 .329 .636 84 82 2.1
1996 New Haven - AAA 24 84 311 85 14 4 8 38 37 24 4 2 62 5 13 .273 .331 .421 .753 120 119 2.1
1998 Huntington Beach - AAA 26 127 451 107 17 0 15 44 54 31 13 1 111 12 12 .237 .304 .375 .679 99 103 0.9
1999 Huntington Beach - AAA 27 139 450 101 20 3 12 45 55 45 11 1 98 11 14 .224 .310 .362 .672 94 91 0.3
2000 Huntington Beach - AAA 28 99 216 53 4 0 2 27 20 33 3 2 42 7 7 .245 .350 .292 .642 78 83 0.1
2001 Henderson - AAA 29 136 459 132 16 3 14 59 69 65 7 3 87 8 3 .288 .382 .427 .809 116 116 2.1
Total MAAA 851 2848 705 108 15 62 284 321 272 61 12 634 72 67 .248 .325 .361 .686 95 95
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1994 New Haven - AAA 2B 2 0 2 2 2 4 0 1.000 7.1 4.91 -0.2 .000
1994 New Haven - AAA LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.0 .958
1994 New Haven - AAA CF 131 131 259 20 3 293 14 .952 1113.1 2.26 -26.4 .894
1994 New Haven - AAA RF 6 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.5 1.507
1995 New Haven - AAA 2B 133 132 246 369 101 625 10 .984 1143.1 4.84 +6.3 1.047
1995 New Haven - AAA RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 14.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1996 New Haven - AAA 2B 44 44 79 122 31 204 3 .985 403.2 4.48 +4.3 1.071
1996 New Haven - AAA LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1996 Houston - MLB CF 4 4 11 0 0 12 1 .917 34.0 2.91 -0.2 .975
1996 New Haven - AAA CF 36 36 64 5 1 74 5 .932 298.1 2.08 -1.6 .948
1996 Houston - MLB RF 6 4 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 50.0 1.98 -0.1 .956
1996 New Haven - AAA RF 5 4 9 0 0 10 1 .900 33.0 2.45 +1.3 1.251
1997 Colorado - MLB C 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.62 -1.1 .000 4 2 0 0.0
1997 Colorado - MLB 1B 22 13 132 12 11 147 3 .980 137.0 9.46 -0.4 .957
1997 Colorado - MLB 2B 33 29 60 76 14 140 4 .971 273.2 4.47 -6.4 .886
1997 Colorado - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1997 Colorado - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1997 Colorado - MLB CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.0 .984
1997 Colorado - MLB RF 5 2 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 23.0 3.52 -0.9 .868
1998 Colorado - MLB 1B 3 0 4 0 1 4 0 1.000 5.0 7.20 +0.0 1.006
1998 Huntington Beach - AAA 1B 111 109 868 50 114 920 2 .998 950.2 8.69 +1.6 1.016
1998 Colorado - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1998 Huntington Beach - AAA 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 +0.0 .936
1998 Huntington Beach - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1998 Huntington Beach - AAA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1999 Huntington Beach - AAA 1B 32 14 146 11 13 158 1 .994 146.1 9.66 +1.8 1.084
1999 Huntington Beach - AAA 2B 7 2 4 7 2 12 1 .917 27.0 3.67 -0.6 .839
1999 Huntington Beach - AAA LF 4 3 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 28.0 0.96 -1.2 .721
1999 Huntington Beach - AAA CF 19 17 32 0 0 33 1 .970 151.1 1.90 -1.8 .948
1999 Huntington Beach - AAA RF 66 61 94 0 0 94 0 1.000 529.1 1.60 -4.8 .957
2000 Huntington Beach - AAA 1B 32 14 128 10 13 139 1 .993 154.0 8.06 +0.1 .983
2000 Huntington Beach - AAA 2B 31 23 69 71 25 140 0 1.000 222.0 5.68 -0.6 .968
2000 Huntington Beach - AAA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2000 Huntington Beach - AAA CF 5 5 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 44.0 2.25 -0.3 .962
2000 Huntington Beach - AAA RF 16 8 24 0 0 24 0 1.000 79.1 2.72 +0.5 1.037
2001 Henderson - AAA 1B 56 4 101 6 18 107 0 1.000 134.1 7.17 +0.9 1.211
2001 Henderson - AAA 2B 94 90 185 214 78 407 8 .980 727.1 4.94 -4.6 .947
2001 Henderson - AAA CF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.2 1.54 +0.2 1.043
2001 Henderson - AAA RF 31 31 66 0 0 68 2 .971 249.0 2.39 -0.1 1.002
TOTAL C 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.62 -1.1 .000 4 2 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 256 154 1379 89 170 1475 7 .995 1527.1 8.65 +4.0 1.020
TOTAL 2B 349 320 646 862 253 1534 26 .983 2811.1 4.83 -1.7 .998
TOTAL LF 12 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 40.0 0.90 -1.2 .768
TOTAL CF 199 193 380 25 4 426 21 .951 1653.2 2.20 -30.1 .912
TOTAL RF 140 111 216 0 0 219 3 .986 987.2 1.97 -3.7 .991
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
01/13/1994 Drafted in the 1993 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 19, 79th overall pick) by the Houston Astros.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
05/10/1995 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
05/14/1996 Suspended 4 games after ejection following a brawl.
10/03/1996 Released by the Houston organization.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
01/22/1997 Signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies organization.
11/24/1997 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
02/19/1998 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at second base at the Colorado Rockies development complex.
03/04/1998 Injured (bruised finger),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
11/23/2000 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
01/27/2001 Signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Guardians organization.
11/22/2001 Became a minor league free agent.
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