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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%	10.49	.517

	96^th 1 Sv	- 12 IP	327^th 4.14 ERA	346^th 1.34 WHIP	342^nd 23.4% K%	- 9.4% BB%	276^th 29.2% CSW%				305^th 93.7 FB MPH	337^th 12.7% SwStr%	6^th 25.1% HC%	289^th 45.1% GB%	347^th 4.02 xERA	347^th .311 xwOBA

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2022 Projection

Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%
1	64	4.64	1.36	25.3%	10.9%

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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	4.65	5.65	7.96	2.00	11.3	5.0%	15.0%	.333	.254	30.0%	53.3%	0.0%	88.9%	9.3%	20.9%
2019	COL	20	0	19.0	2	0	6.63	4.63	6.26	5.06	1.63	9.9	25.3%	11.0%	.333	.296	19.8%	43.6%	27.8%	66.7%	15.9%	27.9%
2020	PIT	22	0	21.0	2	3	3.86	4.05	4.81	4.78	1.24	7.3	30.0%	10.0%	.277	.259	20.0%	33.3%	16.0%	81.2%	16.6%	28.3%
2021	PIT	54	1	45.0	3	4	5.60	4.06	4.86	4.52	1.47	6.8	30.0%	16.5%	.281	.273	16.0%	45.2%	17.9%	67.6%	16.9%	33.1%
2022	PIT	3	0	2.0	0	0	9.00	10.49	16.10	12.64	3.00	9.0	8.3%	33.3%	.200	.251	8.3%	33.3%	25.0%	89.3%	6.9%	25.9%
RP MLB AVG		11	0	12.0	1	1	4.14	4.02	3.96	3.89	1.34	8.2	23.7%	9.4%	.284	.276	25.0%	45.2%	12.4%	72.4%	12.7%	29.3%
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	.273	18.2%	42.4%	18.7%	72.5%	15.9%	30.1%

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 53%
Slider | 47%
Changeup | 0%
Sinker | 0%
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Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	91.2	48.8%	20.0%	40.5%	7.1%	19.0%	26.2%	59.5%	59.5%	0.0%	100.0%	.000	.345	.000	0.0%	.007	.349	0.0%	2,288
2019	92.7	44.1%	25.7%	40.2%	9.5%	13.6%	23.1%	57.4%	52.1%	45.5%	31.8%	.310	.452	.353	42.9%	.256	.381	18.4%	2,345
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%	.229	.332	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%	.207	.370	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	.277	.000	0.0%	.000	.277	0.0%	2,214
RP MLB AVG	93.7	40.0%	25.2%	49.3%	10.6%	16.7%	27.2%	64.1%	58.7%	37.5%	40.7%	.255	.358	.286	13.7%	.253	.364	30.2%	2,242

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.007	.349	.007	.008	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	86.6	86.6	36.8	0.8	1.4	2.2	6.5	5.2	2,288
2019	.256	.381	.313	.304	18.4%	9.1%	45.5%	26.3%	84.5	91.5	14.1	0.5	1.4	1.7	6.6	5.5	2,345
2020	.229	.332	.246	.283	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	.207	.370	.283	.275	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	.000	.277	.000	.000	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	.253	.364	.284	.309	30.2%	10.4%	42.1%	28.0%	90.9	89.4	17.2	4.9	9.1	-0.7	5.6	6.3	2,242

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	42	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	25	17	.000	.000	.345
2019	169	38	5	1	0	3	9	5	2	0	97	72	.310	.655	.452
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	.277
RP MLB AVG	73	18	2	1	0	1	4	2	0	0	47	25	.255	.440	.358

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	33.3%	33.3%	33.3%	26.2%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	45.5%	22.7%	31.8%	13.6%	42.9%	27.3%	22.7%	54.5%	21.3%	13.6%	22.7%	18.2%	18.2%	18.2%	31.8%
2020	33.3%	22.2%	44.4%	18.5%	16.7%	48.1%	7.4%	44.4%	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%	31.7%	31.7%	36.6%	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	37.5%	21.9%	40.7%	11.4%	13.7%	41.0%	22.1%	37.5%	20.7%	3.1%	24.6%	30.1%	24.3%	7.6%	38.3%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	.000	.345	.000	.000	.007	.349	.007	.008	86.6	86.6	36.8
2019	18.4%	9.1%	45.5%	26.3%	.310	.452	.353	.450	.256	.381	.313	.304	84.5	91.5	14.1
2020	23.3%	7.4%	37.0%	23.3%	.243	.326	.280	.333	.229	.332	.246	.283	87.8	85.9	22.0
2021	19.6%	17.1%	41.5%	17.5%	.216	.380	.286	.390	.207	.370	.283	.275	90.0	87.4	19.3
2022	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	.000	.277	.000	.000	.000	.277	.000	.000	85.7	82.4	16.7
RP MLB AVG	30.2%	10.4%	42.1%	28.0%	.255	.358	.286	.326	.253	.364	.284	.309	90.9	89.4	17.2

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	20.0%	40.5%	7.1%	19.0%	26.2%	59.5%	59.5%	17.6%	40.5%	82.4%	80.0%	83.3%	25.9%	22.2%	76.9%	61.5%
2019	25.7%	40.2%	9.5%	13.6%	23.1%	57.4%	52.1%	21.6%	43.8%	78.4%	69.2%	83.3%	14.7%	38.1%	44.4%	36.1%
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	25.2%	49.3%	10.6%	16.7%	27.2%	64.1%	58.7%	22.2%	47.4%	77.8%	68.1%	81.5%	21.4%	20.4%	61.5%	50.6%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	40.5%	11.9%	47.6%	40.5%	38.1%	21.4%	11.9%	26.2%	61.9%	64.3%	35.7%	21.4%	40.5%	11.1%	0.0%
2019	21.9%	27.8%	50.3%	49.1%	24.9%	26.0%	6.5%	32.0%	40.2%	60.4%	33.1%	24.9%	40.2%	8.8%	21.4%
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	34.0%	27.5%	38.5%	47.9%	27.4%	24.8%	7.5%	29.2%	43.3%	54.4%	30.9%	29.8%	49.3%	12.9%	16.9%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	85.4	41.9%	44.4%	50.0%	11.1%	5.6%	16.7%	72.2%	61.1%	55.6%	22.2%	.400	.452	.444	0.0%	.332	.380	45.5%	2,327
2019	85.2	55.9%	38.3%	37.9%	21.0%	10.7%	31.8%	63.6%	57.9%	42.4%	33.3%	.255	.329	.323	18.2%	.214	.274	20.8%	2,339
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%	.182	.294	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%	.186	.260	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	.732	.500	50.0%	.497	.689	14.3%	2,122
RP MLB AVG	83.3	33.3%	31.9%	41.1%	15.8%	15.6%	31.4%	61.8%	56.8%	40.9%	39.4%	.207	.272	.263	11.0%	.208	.277	20.4%	2,357

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.332	.380	.369	.346	45.5%	0.0%	44.4%	36.4%	93.9	91.1	16.3	0.2	0.5	2.4	6.4	5.2	2,327
2019	.214	.274	.287	.221	20.8%	3.0%	33.3%	20.8%	87.4	85.7	14.2	0.2	0.3	1.9	6.4	5.3	2,339
2020	.182	.294	.272	.221	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	.186	.260	.242	.205	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	.497	.689	.571	.678	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	.208	.277	.266	.241	20.4%	6.5%	36.0%	22.5%	86.6	85.9	16.2	3.7	1.2	-0.8	5.6	6.2	2,357

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	36	11	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	26	10	.400	.600	.452
2019	214	53	8	2	0	2	14	5	1	2	136	78	.255	.426	.329
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	.732
RP MLB AVG	56	14	2	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	35	21	.207	.342	.272

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	55.6%	22.2%	22.2%	22.2%	0.0%	33.3%	55.6%	11.1%	30.6%	0.0%	22.2%	33.3%	33.3%	11.1%	22.2%
2019	42.4%	24.2%	33.3%	6.1%	18.2%	57.6%	15.2%	27.3%	16.4%	3.0%	33.3%	30.3%	24.2%	6.1%	33.3%
2020	33.3%	12.5%	54.2%