Matt Howard
Matthew Christopher Howard
Born: September 22, 1967
Fall River, MA US
Primary Position: Second base
All Position(s) Played: 3B, C, LF, OF, P, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 165
Draft: Round 34 (1989 June Amateur Draft, Los Angeles Dodgers)
School: Pepperdine
Career: 1989-1999
Major League Statistics
Matt Howard compiled a career batting average of .288 with 23 home runs and 389 RBI in his 1077-game career with the Great Falls Dodgers, Bakersfield Dodgers, Vero Beach Dodgers, San Antonio Missions, Albuquerque Dukes, Bowie Baysox, Columbus Clippers, Fresno Grizzlies and Nashville Sounds. He began playing during the 1989 season and last took the field during the 1999 campaign.
 Great Falls Dodgers |
 Bakersfield Dodgers |
 Vero Beach Dodgers |
 San Antonio Missions |
 Albuquerque Dukes |
 Bowie Baysox |
 Columbus Clippers |
 Fresno Grizzlies |
 Nashville Sounds |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1994 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 12.46 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | R | PION | Great Falls Dodgers | 59 | 223 | 186 | 39 | 62 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 23 | 8 | 21 | 14 | .333 | .422 | .446 | .868 | 83 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1990 | Advanced A | CALL | Bakersfield Dodgers | 137 | 611 | 551 | 75 | 144 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 47 | 10 | 37 | 39 | .261 | .320 | .318 | .637 | 175 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |
| 1991 | Advanced A | FLOR | Vero Beach Dodgers | 129 | 527 | 441 | 79 | 115 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 50 | 18 | 56 | 48 | .261 | .353 | .342 | .695 | 151 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| 1992 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 36 | 127 | 116 | 14 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | .293 | .344 | .319 | .663 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 95 | 394 | 345 | 40 | 93 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 18 | 15 | 28 | 38 | .270 | .331 | .351 | .681 | 121 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| 1993 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 18 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .154 | .233 | .231 | .464 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 41 | 143 | 122 | 12 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | .287 | .383 | .344 | .727 | 42 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 88 | 292 | 267 | 44 | 79 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 13 | .296 | .344 | .397 | .741 | 106 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | 70 | 289 | 251 | 42 | 76 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 29 | 27 | .303 | .385 | .363 | .747 | 91 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 51 | 225 | 202 | 36 | 70 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 9 | .347 | .401 | .455 | .856 | 92 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 122 | 548 | 478 | 90 | 149 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 67 | 22 | 7 | 54 | 33 | .312 | .391 | .437 | .828 | 209 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | 117 | 464 | 406 | 70 | 113 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 40 | 34 | .278 | .356 | .345 | .701 | 140 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 114 | 437 | 399 | 41 | 117 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 13 | 10 | 25 | 24 | .293 | .337 | .361 | .698 | 144 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 1077 | 4311 | 3790 | 585 | 1091 | 169 | 34 | 23 | 389 | 235 | 97 | 350 | 302 | .288 | .357 | .369 | .726 | 1397 | 83 | 75 | 67 | 29 | 10 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | R | PION | Great Falls Dodgers | 3B | 6 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 2.500 |
| 1989 | R | PION | Great Falls Dodgers | 2B | 55 | 108 | 173 | 5 | 36 | .983 | 5.109 |
| 1990 | Advanced A | CALL | Bakersfield Dodgers | 2B | 137 | 253 | 432 | 6 | 107 | .991 | 5.000 |
| 1991 | Advanced A | FLOR | Vero Beach Dodgers | SS | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 1991 | Advanced A | FLOR | Vero Beach Dodgers | 2B | 128 | 197 | 336 | 9 | 72 | .983 | 4.164 |
| 1992 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 2B | 94 | 167 | 268 | 5 | 49 | .989 | 4.628 |
| 1992 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 2B | 34 | 53 | 106 | 1 | 27 | .994 | 4.676 |
| 1993 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 2B | 32 | 51 | 77 | 2 | 13 | .985 | 4.000 |
| 1993 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 2B | 12 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 5 | .969 | 2.583 |
| 1993 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1993 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1993 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | SS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| 1994 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 2B | 64 | 134 | 168 | 2 | 51 | .993 | 4.719 |
| 1994 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1994 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 3B | 12 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 2 | .923 | 2.000 |
| 1995 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | SS | 67 | 86 | 196 | 8 | 38 | .972 | 4.209 |
| 1996 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 2B | 7 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 4.571 |
| 1996 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | SS | 46 | 53 | 147 | 8 | 30 | .962 | 4.348 |
| 1997 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 2B | 5 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.800 |
| 1997 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | SS | 110 | 154 | 293 | 5 | 69 | .989 | 4.064 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | 3B | 67 | 36 | 99 | 2 | 7 | .985 | 2.015 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | 2B | 26 | 53 | 75 | 6 | 14 | .955 | 4.923 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | SS | 16 | 21 | 45 | 3 | 9 | .957 | 4.125 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 3B | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .923 | 1.714 |
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | SS | 4 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | .864 | 4.750 |
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 2B | 100 | 189 | 259 | 8 | 68 | .982 | 4.480 |
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 1044 | 1607 | 2782 | 78 | 603 | .983 | 4.204 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | R | Pioneer League | Great Falls Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1990 | Advanced A | California League | Bakersfield Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1991 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Vero Beach Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1992 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | LAN | ||
| 1992 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Albuquerque Dukes | LAN | ||
| 1993 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | LAN | ||
| 1993 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Albuquerque Dukes | LAN | ||
| 1994 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Albuquerque Dukes | LAN | ||
| 1995 | AA | Eastern League | Bowie Baysox | BAL | ||
| 1996 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | NYA | ||
| 1997 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | NYA | ||
| 1998 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Fresno Grizzlies | SFN | ||
| 1999 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Nashville Sounds | PIT |
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