Position: First Baseman
Bats: Left • Throws: Left
6-4, 250lb (193cm, 113kg)
Born: November 19, 1979 in St. Louis, MO us
Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 5th round of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from Missouri State University (Springfield, MO).
High School: Lafayette HS (Wildwood, MO)
School: Missouri State University (Springfield, MO)
Debut: September 1, 2004 (Age 24-287d, 18,568th in major league history)
vs. ATL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game: October 2, 2016 (Age 36-318d)
vs. NYM 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2005 season
Agents: Excel Sports Management • Previously: CAA Sports
National Team: us USA (College)
Full Name: Ryan James Howard
Nicknames: Big Piece
Pronunciation: \HOW-erd\
Twitter: @ryanhoward
Postseason Batting
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | WPA | cWPA | SRC | OSWC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 27 | PHI | NL | NLDS | COL | L | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .250 | .308 | .500 | .808 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.28 | -2.2% | ||
| 2008 | 28 | PHI | NL | NLDS | MIL | W | 4 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .182 | .438 | .273 | .710 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.01 | -0.4% | ||
| 2008 | 28 | PHI | NL | NLCS | LAD | W | 5 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .300 | .391 | .350 | .741 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 3.4% | 2.779 | 0.464 |
| 2008 | 28 | PHI | NL | WS | TBR | W | 5 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .286 | .375 | .762 | 1.137 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 3.7% | 5.283 | 0.717 |
| 2009 | 29 | PHI | NL | NLDS | COL | W | 4 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .375 | .389 | .563 | .951 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.64 | 7.0% | ||
| 2009 | 29 | PHI | NL | WS | NYY | L | 6 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .174 | .240 | .391 | .631 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.24 | -8.8% | 2.833 | 0.127 |
| 2010 | 30 | PHI | NL | NLDS | CIN | W | 3 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .273 | .385 | .273 | .657 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.07 | -0.8% | ||
| 2010 | 30 | PHI | NL | NLCS | SFG | L | 6 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .318 | .400 | .500 | .900 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.17 | -4.7% | 1.806 | 0.007 |
| 2011 | 31 | PHI | NL | NLDS | STL | L | 5 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .105 | .143 | .263 | .406 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 | -3.0% |