Ben Howard

Benjamin Richard Howard
Born: January 15, 1979
Danville, IL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 190
Draft: Round 2 (1997 June Amateur Draft, San Diego Padres)
School: Central Merry HS (Jackson, TN)
Career: 1997-2008
Major League Statistics

Ben Howard compiled a career record of 56 wins and 67 losses, with 17 saves, and a 4.80 ERA in his 364-game pitching career with the Padres, Idaho Falls Braves, Fort Wayne Wizards, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, Lake Elsinore Storm, Mobile BayBears, Portland Beavers, Albuquerque Isotopes, Syracuse SkyChiefs, Buffalo Bisons, Iowa Cubs, Huntsville Stars and Nashville Sounds. He began playing during the 1997 season and last took the field during the 2008 campaign.

Idaho Falls Braves	Fort Wayne Wizards	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	Mobile BayBears	Lake Elsinore Storm	Portland Beavers
Albuquerque Isotopes	Syracuse SkyChiefs	Buffalo Bisons	Iowa Cubs	Nashville Sounds	Huntsville Stars

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Pitching:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
1997	R	ARIZ	Padres	1	4	.200	7.45	13	12	1	0	54.3	54	53	45	3	63	0	59	2	7	19	281
1998	R	PION	Idaho Falls Braves	4	5	.444	6.03	15	15	0	0	68.7	67	61	46	2	87	0	79	4	6	17	354
1999	A	MIDW	Fort Wayne Wizards	6	10	.375	4.73	28	28	0	0	144.7	123	100	76	17	110	0	131	5	1	19	666
2000	Advanced A	CALL	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	5	11	.312	6.37	32	19	4	0	107.3	88	87	76	8	111	1	150	2	1	14	506
2001	Advanced A	CALL	Lake Elsinore Storm	8	2	.800	2.83	18	18	0	0	101.7	86	37	32	4	32	0	107	1	0	3	414
2001	AA	SOUL	Mobile BayBears	2	0	1.000	2.40	7	5	1	0	30.0	17	9	8	3	15	0	29	0	0	3	117
2002	AA	SOUL	Mobile BayBears	3	1	.750	2.18	6	6	0	0	33.0	26	10	8	2	16	0	30	1	0	0	135
2002	AAA	PCL	Portland Beavers	0	4	.000	6.20	11	7	2	0	45.0	47	34	31	10	15	0	25	2	0	3	195
2003	AAA	PCL	Portland Beavers	7	9	.438	4.55	22	22	0	0	130.7	118	69	66	17	49	0	68	6	0	7	550
2004	AAA	PCL	Albuquerque Isotopes	3	0	1.000	3.67	23	0	4	1	34.3	29	16	14	3	22	2	28	0	0	4	151
2005	AAA	PCL	Albuquerque Isotopes	6	3	.667	4.63	54	3	12	2	83.7	85	49	43	13	29	1	87	5	0	2	371
2006	AAA	IL	Syracuse SkyChiefs	1	1	.500	8.82	11	0	4	0	16.3	21	16	16	6	7	0	8	0	0	2	75
2006	AAA	IL	Buffalo Bisons	2	1	.667	3.98	34	0	24	11	40.7	38	20	18	1	14	2	21	4	0	5	172
2007	AAA	PCL	Iowa Cubs	6	9	.400	4.28	55	0	21	2	82.0	84	41	39	13	24	2	68	4	0	1	347
2008	AAA	PCL	Nashville Sounds	2	6	.250	4.73	31	2	9	1	59.0	66	34	31	5	22	2	41	2	0	5	266
2008	AA	SOUL	Huntsville Stars	0	1	.000	6.75	4	0	2	0	6.7	8	6	5	0	4	0	2	2	0	1	31
Totals				56	67	.455	4.80	364	137	84	17	1038.0	957	642	554	107	620	10	933	40	15	105	4631

Batting:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	CS	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	SH
2001	AA	SOUL	Mobile BayBears	7	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	1
2002	AA	SOUL	Mobile BayBears	6	12	10	0	1	0	0	0	5	.100	.100	.100	.200	1	1	2
2002	AAA	PCL	Portland Beavers	11	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	0	0
2003	AAA	PCL	Portland Beavers	24	40	35	1	6	2	3	0	14	.171	.171	.229	.400	8	2	5
2004	AAA	PCL	Albuquerque Isotopes	23	6	6	0	2	1	1	0	3	.333	.333	.500	.833	3	0	0
2005	AAA	PCL	Albuquerque Isotopes	54	8	8	1	1	1	0	0	3	.125	.125	.250	.375	2	0	0
2007	AAA	PCL	Iowa Cubs	55	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	1
2008	AAA	PCL	Nashville Sounds	31	5	5	0	1	1	0	1	3	.200	.200	.400	.600	2	0	0
Totals				211	85	76	2	13	5	4	1	33	.171	.171	.237	.408	18	3	9

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1997	R	ARIZ	Padres	P	13	4	5	3	1	.750	.692
1998	R	PION	Idaho Falls Braves	P	15	3	5	3	0	.727	.533
1999	A	MIDW	Fort Wayne Wizards	P	28	8	11	9	0	.679	.679
2000	Advanced A	CALL	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	P	32	4	4	2	0	.800	.250
2001	AA	SOUL	Mobile BayBears	P	7	2	3	0	0	1.000	.714
2001	Advanced A	CALL	Lake Elsinore Storm	P	18	6	2	1	0	.889	.444
2002	AA	SOUL	Mobile BayBears	P	6	1	4	0	0	1.000	.833
2002	AAA	PCL	Portland Beavers	P	11	2	4	1	0	.857	.545
2003	AAA	PCL	Portland Beavers	P	22	15	20	2	1	.946	1.591
2004	AAA	PCL	Albuquerque Isotopes	P	23	3	1	0	1	1.000	.174
2005	AAA	PCL	Albuquerque Isotopes	P	54	2	9	0	0	1.000	.204
2006	AAA	IL	Buffalo Bisons	P	34	3	5	1	0	.889	.235
2006	AAA	IL	Syracuse SkyChiefs	P	11	2	1	0	0	1.000	.273
2007	AAA	PCL	Iowa Cubs	P	55	6	8	0	1	1.000	.255
2008	AA	SOUL	Huntsville Stars	P	4	0	1	0	0	1.000	.250
2008	AAA	PCL	Nashville Sounds	P	31	2	12	1	1	.933	.452
Totals					364	63	95	23	5	.873	.434

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation	First Appearance	Final Appearance
1997	R	Arizona League	Padres	SDN
1998	R	Pioneer League	Idaho Falls Braves	SDN
1999	A	Midwest League	Fort Wayne Wizards	SDN
2000	Advanced A	California League	Rancho Cucamonga Quakes	SDN
2001	Advanced A	California League	Lake Elsinore Storm	SDN
2001	AA	Southern League	Mobile BayBears	SDN
2002	AA	Southern League	Mobile BayBears	SDN
2002	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Portland Beavers	SDN	May 21, 2002	September 1, 2002
2003	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Portland Beavers	SDN
2004	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Albuquerque Isotopes	FLO	April 10, 2004	August 30, 2004
2005	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Albuquerque Isotopes	FLO	April 8, 2005	September 3, 2005
2006	AAA	International League	Buffalo Bisons	CLE	April 9, 2006	July 15, 2006
2006	AAA	International League	Syracuse SkyChiefs	TOR	July 25, 2006	September 3, 2006
2007	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Iowa Cubs	CHN	April 5, 2007	September 3, 2007
2008	AAA	Pacific Coast League	Nashville Sounds	MIL	April 5, 2008	July 19, 2008
2008	AA	Southern League	Huntsville Stars	MIL	July 29, 2008	August 9, 2008

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