David Howard
1991–1999 · bats B / throws R · Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals
645G
.229AVG
.291OBP
.303SLG
362H
11HR
148RBI
23SB
2IP
0K
4.50ERA
0GS
2Rare feats
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 | 1996-06-10 | 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 | – | – |