Sam Howard

Relief Pitcher

Bats / Throws	Right / Left
Date of Birth	3/5/1993 (29)
Height, Weight	6'4", 195 lb
Hometown	Cartersville, GA

2022 Season Stats

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MLB Rank MLB Average

	Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%				FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	xERA	xwOBA
	0	2.0	9.00	3.00	8.3%	33.3%	25.9%				91.3	6.9%	8.3%	33.3%	10.94	.518

	206^th 3 Sv	- 44 IP	346^th 3.98 ERA	- 1.31 WHIP	- 23.7% K%	- 9.2% BB%	302^nd 29.3% CSW%				321^st 94.2 FB MPH	350^th 12.9% SwStr%	1^st 24.7% HC%	312^th 45.5% GB%	- 3.99 xERA	- .306 xwOBA

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Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	xBABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%
2018	COL	4	0	4.0	0	0	2.25	1.19	5.66	5.66	2.00	11.3	5.0%	15.0%	.333	-	0.0%	-	-	88.9%	9.3%	20.9%
2019	COL	20	0	19.0	2	0	6.63	3.60	6.27	4.81	1.63	9.9	25.3%	11.0%	.333	.344	10.8%	41.4%	55.6%	66.7%	15.9%	27.9%
2020	PIT	22	0	21.0	2	3	3.86	5.24	4.81	4.78	1.24	7.3	30.0%	10.0%	.277	.274	20.0%	33.3%	16.0%	81.2%	16.6%	28.3%
2021	PIT	54	1	45.0	3	4	5.60	4.24	4.86	4.52	1.47	6.8	30.0%	16.5%	.281	.250	16.0%	45.2%	17.9%	67.6%	16.9%	33.1%
2022	PIT	3	0	2.0	0	0	9.00	10.94	16.11	12.92	3.00	9.0	8.3%	33.3%	.200	.249	8.3%	33.3%	25.0%	89.3%	6.9%	25.9%
RP MLB AVG		41	0	44.0	3	2	3.98	3.99	3.89	3.88	1.31	8.2	23.7%	9.3%	.293	.279	24.6%	45.4%	12.0%	72.5%	12.9%	29.2%
5 Years		103	1	91.0	7	7	5.34	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.51	7.8	27.1%	14.3%	.294	.269	15.6%	41.1%	22.1%	72.5%	15.9%	30.1%

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 53%
Slider | 47%
Changeup | 0%
Sinker | 0%
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Show 2022 MLB Average

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	92.7	23.5%	32.7%	38.9%	12.2%	10.0%	22.2%	58.9%	51.1%	42.9%	28.6%	.389	.534	.444	75.0%	.325	.460	18.2%	2,305
2020	92.0	36.8%	27.3%	42.1%	12.0%	18.0%	30.1%	63.2%	56.4%	33.3%	44.4%	.243	.326	.280	16.7%	.258	.361	23.3%	2,461
2021	93.4	43.3%	25.7%	44.8%	14.5%	17.8%	32.2%	60.4%	56.0%	34.1%	43.9%	.216	.380	.286	33.3%	.197	.367	19.6%	2,389
2022	91.3	53.5%	17.6%	45.2%	6.5%	19.4%	25.8%	61.3%	61.3%	33.3%	66.7%	.000	.276	.000	0.0%	.002	.277	0.0%	2,214
RP MLB AVG	94.2	43.4%	26.4%	49.2%	10.8%	16.8%	27.6%	64.6%	59.3%	35.7%	41.0%	.255	.346	.303	12.0%	.252	.350	28.3%	2,267

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	.325	.460	.360	.559	18.2%	14.3%	42.9%	27.3%	79.0	90.2	10.9	0.5	1.4	1.7	6.5	5.5	2,305
2020	.258	.361	.278	.445	23.3%	7.4%	37.0%	23.3%	87.8	85.9	22.0	6.0	10.5	1.2	6.0	5.7	2,461
2021	.197	.367	.246	.495	19.6%	17.1%	41.5%	17.5%	90.0	87.4	19.3	6.1	10.4	1.2	5.9	5.8	2,389
2022	.002	.277	.002	.002	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	85.7	82.4	16.7	6.4	9.4	1.3	5.6	5.9	2,214
RP MLB AVG	.252	.350	.293	.391	28.3%	8.6%	41.1%	26.4%	90.3	88.0	18.5	4.9	9.1	-0.8	5.6	6.4	2,267

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	90	22	4	0	0	3	6	2	0	0	53	37	.389	.889	.534
2020	133	43	6	1	0	2	11	4	1	0	84	49	.243	.432	.326
2021	366	97	8	2	0	6	34	19	3	2	221	145	.216	.486	.380
2022	31	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	12	.000	.000	.276
RP MLB AVG	265	65	9	3	0	2	15	8	1	0	174	91	.255	.429	.346

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	42.9%	28.6%	28.6%	14.3%	75.0%	42.9%	14.3%	42.9%	21.1%	21.4%	21.4%	14.3%	21.4%	7.1%	28.6%
2020	33.3%	22.2%	44.4%	18.5%	16.7%	44.4%	18.5%	37.0%	12.8%	7.4%	22.2%	33.3%	22.2%	7.4%	33.3%
2021	34.1%	22.0%	43.9%	9.8%	33.3%	26.8%	43.9%	29.3%	16.9%	4.9%	24.4%	29.3%	17.1%	7.3%	41.5%
2022	33.3%	0.0%	66.7%	33.3%	0.0%	33.3%	33.3%	33.3%	25.8%	0.0%	33.3%	66.7%	0.0%	0.0%	33.3%
RP MLB AVG	35.7%	23.3%	41.0%	12.7%	12.0%	30.8%	35.5%	33.7%	21.1%	3.5%	23.2%	32.0%	25.1%	7.6%	38.1%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	18.2%	14.3%	42.9%	27.3%	.389	.534	.444	.583	.325	.460	.360	.559	79.0	90.2	10.9
2020	23.3%	7.4%	37.0%	23.3%	.243	.326	.280	.333	.258	.361	.278	.445	87.8	85.9	22.0
2021	19.6%	17.1%	41.5%	17.5%	.216	.380	.286	.390	.197	.367	.246	.495	90.0	87.4	19.3
2022	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	.000	.276	.000	.000	.002	.277	.002	.002	85.7	82.4	16.7
RP MLB AVG	28.3%	8.6%	41.1%	26.4%	.255	.346	.303	.337	.252	.350	.293	.391	90.3	88.0	18.5

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	32.7%	38.9%	12.2%	10.0%	22.2%	58.9%	51.1%	25.0%	48.9%	75.0%	66.7%	80.8%	11.1%	40.7%	35.3%	29.4%
2020	27.3%	42.1%	12.0%	18.0%	30.1%	63.2%	56.4%	26.7%	45.1%	73.3%	66.7%	76.9%	17.1%	30.6%	63.3%	43.3%
2021	25.7%	44.8%	14.5%	17.8%	32.2%	60.4%	56.0%	34.0%	42.6%	66.0%	53.8%	72.1%	23.7%	20.8%	61.8%	56.6%
2022	17.6%	45.2%	6.5%	19.4%	25.8%	61.3%	61.3%	15.4%	41.9%	84.6%	66.7%	90.0%	21.4%	25.0%	80.0%	60.0%
RP MLB AVG	26.4%	49.2%	10.8%	16.8%	27.6%	64.6%	59.3%	22.3%	47.8%	77.7%	69.6%	81.0%	21.7%	22.0%	61.2%	51.0%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	20.0%	32.2%	47.8%	51.1%	22.2%	26.7%	6.7%	32.2%	35.6%	60.0%	27.8%	30.0%	38.9%	9.3%	22.2%
2020	31.6%	21.8%	46.6%	54.9%	27.1%	18.0%	6.8%	38.3%	39.8%	57.1%	39.8%	27.1%	42.1%	18.4%	30.6%
2021	33.1%	23.0%	44.0%	63.4%	22.4%	14.2%	7.4%	33.3%	43.7%	48.4%	31.4%	35.5%	44.8%	5.6%	26.2%
2022	22.6%	41.9%	35.5%	48.4%	29.0%	22.6%	12.9%	48.4%	9.7%	45.2%	35.5%	25.8%	45.2%	7.1%	0.0%
RP MLB AVG	35.1%	27.4%	37.5%	48.6%	26.5%	24.9%	7.3%	29.4%	43.2%	54.7%	31.6%	29.5%	49.2%	12.9%	17.5%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	85.1	32.9%	44.0%	33.3%	24.6%	7.9%	32.5%	63.5%	57.9%	40.0%	33.3%	.318	.370	.429	20.0%	.246	.301	12.0%	2,310
2020	84.6	62.3%	38.2%	26.7%	19.6%	7.6%	27.1%	56.0%	52.4%	33.3%	54.2%	.200	.332	.273	15.4%	.200	.326	17.0%	2,437
2021	84.9	55.2%	31.7%	40.5%	18.6%	15.2%	33.8%	61.0%	57.6%	54.1%	32.8%	.190	.253	.254	5.0%	.177	.248	13.4%	2,337
2022	83.0	46.6%	16.7%	33.3%	7.4%	18.5%	25.9%	48.1%	40.7%	33.3%	66.7%	.500	.722	.500	50.0%	.504	.691	14.3%	2,122
RP MLB AVG	84.2	33.9%	32.0%	40.6%	16.1%	15.3%	31.4%	61.6%	56.8%	41.6%	37.2%	.214	.280	.275	13.3%	.206	.277	20.1%	2,417

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	.246	.301	.333	.362	12.0%	0.0%	33.3%	20.0%	88.7	86.2	16.8	0.2	0.3	1.9	6.4	5.3	2,310
2020	.200	.326	.270	.433	17.0%	0.0%	37.5%	19.1%	85.3	82.4	25.1	0.7	3.3	1.5	5.9	5.7	2,437
2021	.177	.248	.232	.266	13.4%	1.6%	32.8%	20.6%	85.0	85.3	8.1	0.8	3.3	1.5	5.9	5.7	2,337
2022	.504	.691	.571	.912	14.3%	33.3%	66.7%	28.6%	84.0	84.1	8.3	0.8	2.5	1.7	5.6	5.9	2,122
RP MLB AVG	.206	.277	.260	.353	20.1%	6.9%	35.4%	22.3%	85.9	85.9	15.1	3.8	1.1	-0.9	5.6	6.3	2,417

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	126	25	6	0	0	1	7	2	1	2	80	46	.318	.455	.370
2020	225	47	2	4	0	2	16	5	2	0	126	99	.200	.450	.332
2021	467	97	11	4	0	1	25	11	0	0	285	182	.190	.274	.253
2022	27	7	1	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	13	14	.500	1.250	.722
RP MLB AVG	200	50	6	2	0	1	16	3	1	1	126	74	.214	.364	.280

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	40.0%	26.7%	33.3%	6.7%	20.0%	60.0%	26.7%	13.3%	19.0%	0.0%	33.3%	33.3%	33.3%	0.0%	40.0%
2020	33.3%	12.5%	54.2%	20.8%	15.4%	54.2%	25.0%	20.8%	18.2%