Retired
Frank Howard
Nickname:
HondoBirthdate:
Aug. 8, 1936 (75 y, 9 m, 6 d)Born In:
Columbus, OH, USANationality:
American
Position:
LFBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
6'7"/255
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Year | 1960 | None (MLB) |
| All-Star | 1971 | None (MLB) |
| 1970 | None (MLB) | |
| 1969 | None (MLB) | |
| 1968 | None (MLB) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 17 | 32.6 | 29.4 |
| Grey Ink | 123 | 184.4 | 164.7 |
| HoF Standard | 26 | 50.6 | 47.6 |
| WAR | 52.0 | 67.2 | 62.6 |
| WAR7 | 37.8 | 43.0 | 40.5 |
| JAWS | 44.9 | 55.1 | 51.6 |
Similar Players (LF)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Rocky Colavito R | 928 |
| Greg Luzinski R | 922 |
| Norm Cash R | 917 |
| Willie Horton R | 916 |
| George Foster R | 914 |
| Joe Adcock R | 912 |
| Roy Sievers R | 901 |
| Boog Powell R | 900 |
| Ron Gant R | 892 |
| Vic Wertz R | 889 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 156 | 5 |
| 1969 | 159 | 5 |
| 1970 | 160 | 3 |
| Year | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 663 | 9 |
| 1969 | 702 | 4 |
| 1970 | 706 | 5 |
| Year | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 598 | 8 |
| 1968 | 598 | 8 |
| 1969 | 592 | 10 |
| 1969 | 592 | 10 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 164 | 3 |
| 1969 | 175 | 4 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 108 | 3 |
| 1962 | 108 | 2 |
| 1963 | 116 | 7 |
| 1964 | 113 | 4 |
| 1965 | 112 | 6 |
| 1966 | 104 | 10 |
| 1967 | 155 | 1 |
| 1968 | 141 | 3 |
| 1970 | 125 | 4 |
| 1971 | 121 | 2 |
| Year | TB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 246 | 10 |
| 1967 | 265 | 4 |
| 1968 | 330 | 1 |
| 1969 | 340 | 1 |
| 1970 | 309 | 4 |
| 1971 | 260 | 6 |
| Year | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 28 | 7 |
| Year | 3B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 6 | 10 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23 | 9 |
| 1962 | 31 | 7 |
| 1963 | 28 | 5 |
| 1964 | 24 | 9 |
| 1967 | 36 | 3 |
| 1968 | 44 | 1 |
| 1969 | 48 | 2 |
| 1970 | 44 | 1 |
| 1971 | 26 | 9 |
| Year | RBI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 119 | 5 |
| 1965 | 84 | 7 |
| 1967 | 89 | 4 |
| 1968 | 106 | 2 |
| 1969 | 111 | 5 |
| 1970 | 126 | 1 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 79 | 8 |
| 1969 | 111 | 2 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 102 | 4 |
| 1970 | 132 | 1 |
| Year | IBB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 10 | 7 |
| 1968 | 12 | 4 |
| 1969 | 19 | 3 |
| 1970 | 29 | 1 |
| 1971 | 20 | 1 |
| Year | HBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 6 | 10 |
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 7 | 2 |
| 1968 | 5 | 10 |
| Year | XBH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 62 | 6 |
| 1967 | 58 | 4 |
| 1968 | 75 | 1 |
| 1969 | 67 | 5 |
| 1970 | 60 | 8 |
| 1971 | 53 | 6 |
| Year | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.289 | 6 |
| 1966 | 0.278 | 9 |
| 1968 | 0.274 | 9 |
| 1969 | 0.296 | 8 |
| Year | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.358 | 9 |
| 1969 | 0.402 | 5 |
| 1970 | 0.416 | 2 |
| Year | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.560 | 4 |
| 1965 | 0.477 | 7 |
| 1967 | 0.511 | 5 |
| 1968 | 0.552 | 1 |
| 1969 | 0.574 | 4 |
| 1970 | 0.546 | 4 |
| 1971 | 0.474 | 9 |
| Year | ISO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.264 | 4 |
| 1967 | 0.254 | 4 |
| 1968 | 0.278 | 1 |
| 1969 | 0.279 | 4 |
| 1970 | 0.263 | 2 |
| Year | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.906 | 6 |
| 1965 | 0.835 | 8 |
| 1967 | 0.849 | 6 |
| 1968 | 0.890 | 3 |
| 1969 | 0.976 | 4 |
| 1970 | 0.962 | 2 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 158 | 6 |
| 1969 | 161 | 4 |
| 1970 | 161 | 3 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 5.2 | 9 |
| 1968 | 7.1 | 3 |
| 1969 | 7.3 | 5 |
| 1970 | 6.1 | 4 |