David Howard
1991–1999 · bats B / throws R · Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals
645G
.229AVG
.291OBP
.303SLG
More career statistics
362H
11HR
148RBI
23SB
2.0IP
0K
4.50ERA
0GS
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 645 | 1,795 | 1,583 | 169 | 362 | 57 | 14 | 11 | 148 | 137 | 311 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 480 | .229 | .291 | .303 | .594 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 3.500 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1995-07-28 to 1995-08-08
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1996-05-23 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1995-09-06 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 RBI | 1996-04-24 | 1 in 128 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 339 | 944 | 199 | 7 | 88 | 82 | 157 | .241 | .298 | .325 |
| Away | 306 | 851 | 163 | 4 | 60 | 55 | 154 | .215 | .256 | .280 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 96 | 262 | 53 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 46 | .232 | .298 | .338 |
| May | 86 | 221 | 38 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 43 | .192 | .240 | .258 |
| June | 94 | 235 | 49 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 40 | .234 | .272 | .282 |
| July | 141 | 435 | 94 | 3 | 34 | 30 | 64 | .242 | .285 | .325 |
| August | 132 | 378 | 89 | 2 | 42 | 28 | 63 | .269 | .310 | .356 |
| September | 89 | 253 | 38 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 52 | .174 | .245 | .219 |
| October | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .100 | .091 | .100 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| athletics | 51 | 126 | 32 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 19 | .291 | .310 | .391 |
| chicago-white-sox | 50 | 150 | 36 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 21 | .259 | .293 | .331 |
| seattle-mariners | 48 | 139 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 29 | .198 | .237 | .278 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 47 | 133 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 20 | .210 | .248 | .277 |
| minnesota-twins | 44 | 121 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 21 | .253 | .355 | .303 |
| cleveland-guardians | 42 | 118 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | .178 | .237 | .257 |
| detroit-tigers | 42 | 128 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 18 | .246 | .258 | .281 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 40 | 137 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 30 | .162 | .248 | .222 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 |  Kansas City Royals | 94 | 236 | 51 | 1 | 17 | 3 | .216 | – | – |
| 1992 | Kansas City Royals | 74 | 219 | 49 | 1 | 18 | 3 | .224 | – | – |
| 1993 | Kansas City Royals | 15 | 24 | 8 | – | 2 | 1 | .333 | – | – |
| 1994 | Kansas City Royals | 46 | 83 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 3 | .229 | 2 | – |
| 1995 | Kansas City Royals | 95 | 255 | 62 | – | 19 | 6 | .243 | – | – |
| 1996 | Kansas City Royals | 143 | 420 | 92 | 4 | 48 | 5 | .219 | – | – |
| 1997 | Kansas City Royals | 80 | 162 | 39 | 1 | 13 | 2 | .241 | – | – |
| 1998 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 46 | 102 | 25 | 2 | 12 | – | .245 | – | – |
| 1999 | St. Louis Cardinals | 52 | 82 | 17 | 1 | 6 | – | .207 | – | – |