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Ben
Howard		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 190
 
Born: January 15, 1979 in Usa, IL, DANVILLE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 2007   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 25 SEA AL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
2005 26 SEA AL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
2006 27 SEA AL $ 350,000 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8
2007 28 SEA AL $ 402,857 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8
2008 29 SEA AL $ 1,775,000 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8
2009 30 MIL NL $ 9,150,001 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
2010 31 NYN NL $ 9,150,001 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
2011 32 NYN NL $ 9,150,001 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
2012 33 TEX AL   7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 9,150,001 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 25 SEA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2005 26 SEA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2006 27 SEA AL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2007 28 SEA AL $ 402,857   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2008 29 SEA AL $ 1,775,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2009 30 MIL NL $ 9,150,001   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2010 31 NYN NL $ 9,150,001   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2011 32 NYN NL $ 9,150,001   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2012 33 TEX AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 9,150,001   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2004 25 FLO NL 0 1 .000 5 4 0 0 0 6.3 6 4 1 5 4 5.68 .250 .379 .417 .796 0.0
  SEA AL 3 8 .273 22 18 1 0 0 117.0 141 75 28 69 84 5.77 .299 .385 .555 .940 2.7
  TOT   3 9 .250 27 22 1 0 0 123.3 147 79 29 74 88 5.77 .296 .385 .548 .933 2.7
2005 26 SEA AL 6 9 .400 24 24 0 0 0 126.3 148 93 23 63 86 6.63 .292 .366 .528 .893 0.2
    AAA   1 1 .500 9 0 0 0 0 15.7 18 5 0 6 13 2.87 .295 .358 .361 .719  
2006 27 SEA AL 4 6 .400 38 10 1 0 4 114.0 132 64 7 41 77 5.05 .286 .342 .416 .758 4.5
    AAA   1 1 .500 12 0 0 0 1 10.3 19 10 3 6 10 8.71 .388 .455 .673 1.128  
2007 28 SEA AL 4 2 .667 30 2 0 0 2 76.3 75 34 6 35 48 4.01 .266 .344 .394 .737 5.3
2008 29 SEA AL 7 3 .700 22 8 0 0 0 80.3 92 32 7 20 66 3.59 .284 .323 .438 .761 6.4
2009 30 MIL NL 14 15 .483 35 35 1 0 0 236.0 246 113 29 68 161 4.31 .269 .317 .436 .753 9.7
2010 31 MIL NL 0 5 .000 10 9 1 0 0 42.7 51 31 7 15 33 6.54 .297 .353 .494 .847 0.0
  NYN NL 4 5 .444 12 10 1 0 0 73.7 74 32 10 20 43 3.91 .261 .309 .435 .744 5.4
  TOT   4 10 .286 22 19 2 0 0 116.3 125 63 17 35 76 4.87 .275 .326 .457 .783 5.4
    AAA   2 5 .286 8 8 0 0 0 48.3 67 24 6 8 47 4.47 .333 .359 .537 .896  
2011 32 NYN NL 7 18 .280 34 34 1 1 0 193.7 216 108 20 69 132 5.02 .283 .341 .429 .770 3.9
2012 33 AAA   6 3 .667 17 17 0 0 0 101.7 112 41 7 36 93 3.63 .275 .333 .375 .708  
8 Years Sim 49 72 .405 232 154 6 1 6 1066.3 1181 586 138 405 734 4.95 .281 .342 .457 .798 38.0
4 Years AAA 10 10 .500 46 25 0 0 1 176.0 216 80 16 56 163 4.09 .300 .351 .439 .790  
Season Average 6 9 .400 29 19 0 0 0 133.3 147 73 17 50 91 4.95 .281 .342 .457 .798  
Career Highs 14 18 .700 38 35 2 1 4 236.0 246 113 29 74 161 6.63 .296 .385 .548 .933  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   648 313 74 200 383   .283 .340 .452 .792
vs LH   533 273 64 205 351   .279 .349 .463 .812
Home 21 34 .382 118 76 1 1 4 556.0 588 276 69 218 377 4.47 .273 .340 .436 .776
Away 28 38 .424 114 78 5 0 2 510.3 593 310 69 187 357 5.47 .289 .349 .478 .827
Mar/Apr 7 14 .333 34 21 2 1 1 135.0 185 99 20 48 97 6.60 .330 .383 .540 .923
May 6 11 .353 35 26 0 0 0 161.6 182 94 23 68 112 5.23 .280 .348 .479 .827
June 8 11 .421 30 27 1 0 0 175.7 201 97 18 58 134 4.97 .290 .344 .438 .782
July 6 12 .333 45 23 0 0 2 191.3 182 91 26 89 120 4.28 .252 .334 .424 .758
August 12 12 .500 43 28 1 0 3 198.7 210 107 32 72 125 4.85 .271 .333 .457 .790
Sep/Oct 10 12 .455 45 29 2 0 0 204.0 221 98 19 70 146 4.32 .277 .335 .425 .760
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2004 25 FLO NL 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.3 0.0
2009 30 MIL NL 35 71 4 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 30 .056 .118 .070 .189 -2.0 0.0
2010 31 MIL NL 10 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .083 .083 .083 .167 -0.5 0.0
  NYN NL 12 23 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .130 .167 .174 .341 0.2 0.0
  TOT   22 35 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 11 .114 .139 .143 .282 -0.3 0.0
2011 32 NYN NL 34 60 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 .100 .115 .117 .231 -1.5 0.0
4 Years Sim 96 167 6 14 3 0 0 5 0 0 7 72 .084 .120 .102 .222 -3.5 0.0
162 Game Average 281 10 23 5 0 0 8 0 0 11 121 .084 .120 .102 .222 -6.0  
Career Highs 35 71 4 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 30 .114 .139 .143 .282 0.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   125 4 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 55 .072 .093 .080 .173 -5.4
vs LH   42 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 17 .119 .196 .167 .362 0.7
Home 47 75 2 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 4 26 .080 .125 .107 .232 -1.8
Away 49 92 4 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 46 .087 .116 .098 .214 -2.8
RISP   52 0 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 23 .038 .056 .058 .113 -3.2
Close/Late   5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .600 .600 .600 1.200 1.3
Mar/Apr 15 28 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 13 .036 .100 .036 .136 -1.4
May 19 28 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 .036 .067 .036 .102 -1.8
June 12 25 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 .040 .077 .040 .117 -1.5
July 11 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .105 .105 .105 .211 -0.6
August 17 37 2 7 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 14 .189 .250 .270 .520 2.3
Sep/Oct 19 30 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .067 .067 .067 .133 -1.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2004 25 FLO NL P 5 4 6.3 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.84    
  SEA AL P 22 18 117.0 14 22 0 1 1.000 2.77    
  TOT   P 27 22 123.3 15 23 0 1 1.000 2.77    
2005 26 SEA AL P 24 24 126.3 4 24 0 0 1.000 1.99    
2006 27 SEA AL P 38 10 114.0 7 21 1 1 .966 2.21    
2007 28 SEA AL P 30 2 76.3 7 12 0 1 1.000 2.24    
2008 29 SEA AL P 22 8 80.3 6 11 0 1 1.000 1.90    
2009 30 MIL NL P 35 35 236.0 9 49 0 3 1.000 2.21    
2010 31 MIL NL P 10 9 42.7 4 7 0 0 1.000 2.32    
  NYN NL P 12 10 73.7 6 13 0 0 1.000 2.32    
  TOT   P 22 19 116.3 10 20 0 0 1.000 2.32    
2011 32 NYN NL P 34 34 193.7 10 35 0 2 1.000 2.09    
Career Totals   232 154 1066.3 68 195 1 9 .996 2.22    
Career Highs   38 35 236.0 15 49 1 3 1.000 2.77    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2007 28 SEA AL 1 0 1.000 8 0 0 0 0 13.7 6 1 0 3 13 0.66 .130 .184 .174 .358
2008 29 SEA AL 1 0 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 1.7 1 0 0 2 0 0.00 .167 .375 .167 .542
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 0 1.000 9 0 0 0 0 15.3 7 1 0 5 13 0.59 .135 .211 .173 .384
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
2009-6-15
2011-1-18
 Games Started
2009-5-35
 Complete Games
2010-10-2
 Shutouts
2011-7-1
 Innings Pitched
2009-10-236.0
 Hits Allowed
2009-3-246
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 124)
   Gray Ink Test: 7    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 339)
 
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  6. Juan Dominguez (956)
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  8. Kris Benson (953)
  9. Tony Marguez (951)
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History
Traded from San Diego to Florida on 4/5/2004 (Going to SDN: P Yorman Bazardo. Going to FLO: P Ben Howard)
Traded from Florida to Seattle on 5/15/2004 (Going to FLO: P Eddie Guardado, LF Raul Ibanez. Going to SEA: LF Jeremy Hermida, P Ben Howard)
Earned first career win on 7/11/2004
Injured on 9/17/2004 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season
Won World Championship with Seattle in 2007
1/29/2008: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,775,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Milwaukee on 1/30/2009 to a 3-year deal worth $9,150,001 per year
Had first career hit on 8/6/2009, off Scott Kazmir (SDN)
Traded from Milwaukee to New York (N) on 7/31/2010 (Going to MIL: CF Vernon Wells, RF Jason Lane. Going to NYN: P Ben Howard, CF Wayne Lydon, RF Lorenzo Llerena)
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/14/2012 to a 1-year deal worth $540,000 per year
Was claimed off waivers by Toronto on 3/2/2012
Released by Toronto on 3/30/2012
Signed as a free agent by Texas on 4/12/2012 to a minor league deal
Injured on 7/4/2012 with a Torn Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for full season
 
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