Frank Howard

Left Field

1958—1973

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Left Field RANK
#50

Player Detail

Frank Oliver
GIVEN NAME
Howard
SURNAME
August 8, 1936, in Columbus, OH
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1958—1973
Playing Career
Played from 21-36
PLAYING AGE
Los Angeles Dodgers
Washington Senators
Detroit Tigers
Teams Played For
Left Field
PRIMARY POSITION
Washington Senators
PRIMARY TEAM
1959, 1963
World Series titles
Hondo, The Capital Punisher, The Washington Monument
NICKNAME
25
UNIFORM NUMBER
#4 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-7 / 255
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
September 10, 1958
Major League Debut
September 30, 1973
FINAL GAME
— Top 50 Left Fielder —
— Senators ALL-TIME TEAM —

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WHO IS Frank Howard?

Impossibly tall slugger who started in LA and went east to DC, where he became The Capital Punisher.
At 6’7 and approximately 280 pounds, Frank was the largest man to have ever played in the majors when he was in his prime.
  • Frank Howard Scouting Report

60

HITTING

70

POWER

30

RUNNING

30

FIELDING

40

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1895
1774
382
1119
.273
4 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
33.4
55.9

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.851
.742
115.0

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.273
.352
.499

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Leon Wagner
Billy Williams
Tommy Davis

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
Bill Freehan
Don Mincher
Jim Lefebvre
Maury Wills
Ken McMullen
Tommy Davis
Willie Davis
Al Kaline
Sandy Koufax
Don Drysdale
Walter Alston

Frank Howard Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Howard
529
145
71
20
3
31
91
64
119
1
264
211
.273
.352
.499
851
AVG LF
534
141
70
22
4
16
54
81
8
218
199
.264
.334
.408
.742

Frank Howard Rankings

AT Left Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
50
57
30
51
24
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Left Field BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
45
47
45
63
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Frank Howard PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
37.6
29.2
21.6
14.9
3.21
68.6
43.2
31.4
22.4
4.81
BLUE = Frank Howard
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME LF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
295.0
202.3
151.8
101.0
25.2
368.7
208.0
151.6
101.2
26.4
BLUE = Frank Howard
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME LF