Sam Howard

P | Pittsburgh Pirates Age: 28 (3/5/1993) Throws:

SP Rank #

2021 Season Stats

W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
3-4	39.1	6.18	1.50	27.8%	16.5%	32.9%

Sam Howard P | PIT

Slider | 55%
Four-Seamer | 43%
Changeup | 1%
All

2018 2019 2020 2021 All

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Swing%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Strike%	GB%	FB%	AVG	BABIP	PLUS%
2018	85.4	41.9%	41.2%	52.8%	11.1%	5.6%	16.7%	72.2%	55.6%	22.2%	.400	.444	36.1%
2019	85.1	55.9%	35.0%	42.5%	21.0%	10.7%	31.8%	63.6%	42.4%	33.3%	.250	.313	43.5%
2020	84.7	62.1%	37.3%	29.5%	19.6%	7.6%	27.2%	56.3%	29.2%	50.0%	.186	.240	42.0%
2021	85.0	55.0%	28.1%	44.1%	17.4%	15.3%	32.7%	60.3%	51.9%	26.9%	.187	.228	45.0%

Year	# Thrown	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	Strikes	Balls	AVG
2018	36	11	2	2	0	0	1	0	26	10	.400
2019	214	54	8	2	0	2	14	5	136	78	.250
2020	224	50	2	4	0	2	16	5	126	98	.186
2021	413	87	9	4	0	1	19	10	249	164	.187

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	Weak%	Medium%	Hard%	Pull%	Oppo%	BABIP	BACON
2018	55.6%	22.2%	22.2%	0.0%	0.0%	77.8%	22.2%	22.2%	11.1%	.444	.444
2019	42.4%	24.2%	33.3%	0.0%	9.1%	66.7%	24.2%	39.4%	18.2%	.313	.353
2020	29.2%	20.8%	50.0%	25.0%	16.7%	54.2%	29.2%	45.8%	16.7%	.240	.296
2021	51.9%	21.2%	26.9%	14.3%	11.5%	69.2%	19.2%	53.8%	15.4%	.228	.241

Year	O-Swing%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Contact%	O-Contact%	Z-Contact%	Swing%	Strike%
2018	41.2%	52.8%	11.1%	5.6%	16.7%	83.3%	57.1%	94.1%	66.7%	72.2%
2019	35.0%	42.5%	21.0%	10.7%	31.8%	60.2%	37.2%	74.3%	52.8%	63.6%
2020	37.3%	29.5%	19.6%	7.6%	27.2%	59.6%	50.8%	70.0%	48.7%	56.3%
2021	28.1%	44.1%	17.4%	15.3%	32.7%	58.6%	40.0%	68.6%	45.0%	60.3%

Year	Early CS%	2-Str O-Swing%	F-Strike%	TF-Strike%
2018	15.4%	21.1%	27.3%	27.3%
2019	16.5%	25.9%	64.8%	48.1%
2020	12.0%	41.5%	54.0%	46.0%
2021	20.6%	21.7%	69.0%	58.6%

Year	aLoc%	h-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	v-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%
2018	5.6%	19.4%	75.0%	13.9%	38.9%	47.2%	13.9%	36.1%	33.3%	52.8%	52.8%	15.4%
2019	8.4%	18.2%	73.4%	9.3%	23.4%	67.3%	5.1%	50.9%	28.0%	37.9%	42.5%	16.5%
2020	4.9%	16.1%	79.0%	13.8%	22.8%	63.4%	1.3%	55.8%	29.0%	29.0%	29.5%	8.8%
2021	38.7%	8.0%	53.3%	22.8%	20.6%	56.7%	1.2%	59.8%	29.8%	27.8%	44.1%	13.0%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Swing%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Strike%	GB%	FB%	AVG	BABIP	PLUS%
2018	91.4	48.8%	22.7%	47.6%	7.1%	19.0%	26.2%	59.5%	0.0%	100.0%	.000	.000	45.2%
2019	92.7	44.1%	22.2%	46.7%	8.9%	14.2%	23.1%	57.4%	35.0%	45.0%	.290	.286	40.8%
2020	92.1	37.4%	23.6%	46.7%	11.9%	18.5%	30.4%	63.0%	30.8%	50.0%	.237	.269	47.4%
2021	93.5	43.1%	22.7%	46.9%	13.6%	19.8%	33.3%	60.2%	32.4%	41.2%	.227	.300	46.9%

Year	# Thrown	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	Strikes	Balls	AVG
2018	42	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	25	17	.000
2019	169	40	5	1	0	3	9	5	97	72	.290
2020	135	44	6	1	0	2	11	4	85	50	.237
2021	324	86	8	1	0	6	30	17	195	129	.227

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	Weak%	Medium%	Hard%	Pull%	Oppo%	BABIP	BACON
2018	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	33.3%	.000	.000
2019	35.0%	20.0%	45.0%	22.2%	20.0%	55.0%	25.0%	20.0%	25.0%	.286	.375
2020	30.8%	19.2%	50.0%	15.4%	11.5%	65.4%	23.1%	26.9%	30.8%	.269	.321
2021	32.4%	26.5%	41.2%	0.0%	17.6%	52.9%	29.4%	11.8%	17.6%	.300	.417

Year	O-Swing%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Contact%	O-Contact%	Z-Contact%	Swing%	Strike%
2018	22.7%	47.6%	7.1%	19.0%	26.2%	82.4%	60.0%	91.7%	40.5%	59.5%
2019	22.2%	46.7%	8.9%	14.2%	23.1%	79.5%	60.0%	86.8%	43.2%	57.4%
2020	23.6%	46.7%	11.9%	18.5%	30.4%	73.3%	70.6%	74.4%	44.4%	63.0%
2021	22.7%	46.9%	13.6%	19.8%	33.3%	64.9%	61.5%	66.3%	40.4%	60.2%

Year	Early CS%	2-Str O-Swing%	F-Strike%	TF-Strike%
2018	25.9%	11.1%	166.7%	133.3%
2019	15.7%	35.7%	40.0%	32.5%
2020	17.9%	25.0%	45.5%	31.8%
2021	26.3%	19.3%	45.3%	41.9%

Year	aLoc%	h-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	v-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%
2018	42.9%	9.5%	47.6%	38.1%	38.1%	23.8%	4.8%	64.3%	35.7%	21.4%	47.6%	11.1%
2019	21.9%	26.6%	51.5%	49.1%	23.1%	27.8%	6.5%	60.4%	33.1%	24.9%	46.7%	6.9%
2020	31.1%	22.2%	46.7%	54.1%	31.9%	14.1%	8.1%	57.8%	39.3%	26.7%	46.7%	16.7%
2021	62.3%	6.5%	31.2%	68.2%	20.1%	11.7%	1.9%	46.9%	33.0%	35.2%	46.9%	5.9%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Swing%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Strike%	GB%	FB%	AVG	BABIP	PLUS%
2018	83.6	9.3%	33.3%	62.5%	12.5%	0.0%	12.5%	75.0%	100.0%	0.0%	.333	.333	62.5%
2019
2020	83.0	0.6%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%					0.0%
2021	84.0	1.2%	40.0%	44.4%	22.2%	11.1%	33.3%	55.6%	0.0%	0.0%	1.000	1.000	44.4%

Year	# Thrown	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	Strikes	Balls	AVG
2018	8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	.333
2019
2020	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2021	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	4	1.000

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	Weak%	Medium%	Hard%	Pull%	Oppo%	BABIP	BACON
2018	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%		33.3%	66.7%	0.0%	33.3%	0.0%	.333	.333
2019
2020
2021	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%		0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	1.000	1.000

Year	O-Swing%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Contact%	O-Contact%	Z-Contact%	Swing%	Strike%
2018	33.3%	62.5%	12.5%	0.0%	12.5%	83.3%	0.0%	100.0%	75.0%	75.0%
2019
2020	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%				0.0%	0.0%
2021	40.0%	44.4%	22.2%	11.1%	33.3%	50.0%	100.0%	0.0%	44.4%	55.6%

Year	Early CS%	2-Str O-Swing%	F-Strike%	TF-Strike%
2018	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2019
2020	0.0%
2021	14.3%	50.0%	50.0%	50.0%

Year	aLoc%	h-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	v-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%
2018	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	25.0%	25.0%	50.0%	12.5%	75.0%	12.5%	25.0%	62.5%	50.0%
2019
2020	50.0%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	33.3%	22.2%	44.4%	0.0%	77.8%	22.2%	22.2%	44.4%	0.0%

Pitch Type	MPH	Usage%	O-Swing%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Strike%	GB%	FB%	AVG	BABIP	PLUS%
Slider	85.4	41.9%	41.2%	52.8%	11.1%	5.6%	16.7%	72.2%	55.6%	22.2%	.400	.444	36.1%
Four-Seamer	91.4	48.8%	22.7%	47.6%	7.1%	19.0%	26.2%	59.5%	0.0%	100.0%	.000	.000	45.2%
Changeup	83.6	9.3%	33.3%	62.5%	12.5%	0.0%	12.5%	75.0%	100.0%	0.0%	.333	.333	62.5%

Pitch Type	# Thrown	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	Strikes	Balls	AVG
2018	36	11	2	2	0	0	1	0	26	10	.400
2018	42	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	25	17	.000
2018	8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	.333

Pitch type	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	Weak%	Medium%	Hard%	Pull%	Oppo%	BABIP	BACON
2018	55.6%	22.2%	22.2%	0.0%	0.0%	77.8%	22.2%	22.2%	11.1%	.444	.444
2018	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	33.3%	.000	.000
2018	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%		33.3%	66.7%	0.0%	33.3%	0.0%	.333	.333

Pitch type	O-Swing%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Contact%	O-Contact	Z-Contact%	Swing%	Strike%
2018	41.2%	52.8%	11.1%	5.6%	16.7%	83.3%	57.1%	94.1%	66.7%	72.2%
2018	22.7%	47.6%	7.1%	19.0%	26.2%	82.4%	60.0%	91.7%	40.5%	59.5%
2018	33.3%	62.5%	12.5%	0.0%	12.5%	83.3%	0.0%	100.0%	75.0%	75.0%

Pitch Type	Early CS%	2-Str O-Swing%	F-Strike%	TF-Strike%
2018	15.4%	21.1%	27.3%	27.3%
2018	25.9%	11.1%	166.7%	133.3%
2018	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Pitch Type	aLoc%	h-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	v-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%
2018	5.6%	19.4%	75.0%	13.9%	38.9%	47.2%	13.9%	36.1%	33.3%	52.8%	52.8%	15.4%
2018	42.9%	9.5%	47.6%	38.1%	38.1%	23.8%	4.8%	64.3%	35.7%	21.4%	47.6%	11.1%
2018	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	25.0%	25.0%	50.0%	12.5%	75.0%	12.5%	25.0%	62.5%	50.0%

Pitch Type	MPH	Usage%	O-Swing%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Strike%	GB%	FB%	AVG	BABIP	PLUS%
Slider	85.1	55.9%	35.0%	42.5%	21.0%	10.7%	31.8%	63.6%	42.4%	33.3%