Frank Howard
1958–1973 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers, Washington Senators (1961-71)
1,892G
.274AVG
.353OBP
.499SLG
1,773H
382HR
1,117RBI
8SB
3Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,892 | 7,340 | 6,477 | 864 | 1,773 | 245 | 35 | 382 | 1,117 | 780 | 1,455 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 43 | 3,234 | .274 | .353 | .499 | .852 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1960-07-05 to 1960-07-20
33longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 1970-09-19 | 1 in 934 games | box score ↗ |
| 57 | Triple Play | 1973-09-20 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1970-09-06 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 943 | 3637 | 905 | 186 | 583 | 392 | 706 | .282 | .357 | .508 |
| Away | 949 | 3703 | 868 | 196 | 534 | 388 | 749 | .266 | .339 | .491 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 206 | 819 | 205 | 49 | 140 | 84 | 166 | .283 | .353 | .532 |
| May | 332 | 1328 | 304 | 68 | 185 | 152 | 266 | .261 | .343 | .482 |
| June | 333 | 1267 | 291 | 65 | 181 | 126 | 271 | .259 | .329 | .481 |
| July | 335 | 1309 | 355 | 81 | 239 | 159 | 241 | .314 | .393 | .578 |
| August | 362 | 1401 | 333 | 65 | 205 | 132 | 274 | .265 | .332 | .473 |
| September | 313 | 1177 | 282 | 54 | 164 | 118 | 227 | .269 | .340 | .474 |
| October | 11 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | .100 | .308 | .100 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 146 | 578 | 137 | 34 | 83 | 94 | 116 | .287 | .400 | .554 |
| boston-red-sox | 145 | 584 | 145 | 34 | 104 | 60 | 113 | .279 | .351 | .529 |
| baltimore-orioles | 144 | 551 | 126 | 35 | 81 | 60 | 101 | .258 | .338 | .518 |
| new-york-yankees | 136 | 515 | 124 | 19 | 73 | 51 | 93 | .273 | .340 | .456 |
| detroit-tigers | 128 | 529 | 126 | 29 | 74 | 69 | 115 | .276 | .369 | .501 |
| california-angels | 117 | 470 | 133 | 27 | 71 | 58 | 77 | .326 | .406 | .564 |
| chicago-white-sox | 114 | 439 | 98 | 19 | 50 | 39 | 80 | .247 | .312 | .434 |
| minnesota-twins | 113 | 464 | 124 | 22 | 64 | 53 | 87 | .305 | .381 | .514 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 8 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 2 | – | .241 | – | – |
| 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 9 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 6 | – | .143 | – | – |
| 1960 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 117 | 448 | 120 | 23 | 77 | – | .268 | – | – |
| 1961 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 92 | 267 | 79 | 15 | 45 | – | .296 | – | – |
| 1962 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 138 | 482 | 145 | 31 | 117 | 1 | .301 | – | – |
| 1963 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 123 | 417 | 114 | 28 | 64 | 1 | .273 | – | – |
| 1964 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 134 | 433 | 98 | 24 | 69 | 1 | .226 | – | – |
| 1965 |  Washington Senators (1961-71) | 149 | 516 | 149 | 21 | 84 | – | .289 | – | – |
| 1966 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 146 | 493 | 137 | 18 | 71 | 1 | .278 | – | – |
| 1967 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 149 | 519 | 133 | 36 | 89 | – | .256 | – | – |
| 1968 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 158 | 598 | 164 | 44 | 106 | – | .274 | – | – |
| 1969 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 161 | 592 | 175 | 48 | 111 | 1 | .296 | – | – |
| 1970 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 161 | 566 | 160 | 44 | 126 | 1 | .283 | – | – |
| 1971 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 153 | 549 | 153 | 26 | 83 | 1 | .279 | – | – |
| 1972 | Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers | 109 | 320 | 78 | 10 | 38 | 1 | .244 | – | – |
| 1973 |  Detroit Tigers | 85 | 227 | 58 | 12 | 29 | – | .256 | – | – |