Thomas Howard
1990–2000 · bats B / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals
1,015G
.264AVG
.311OBP
.384SLG
More career statistics
655H
44HR
264RBI
66SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,015 | 2,696 | 2,483 | 297 | 655 | 123 | 22 | 44 | 264 | 165 | 432 | 66 | 41 | 11 | 16 | 954 | .264 | .311 | .384 | .695 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1992-07-31 to 1992-08-14
12longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1995-07-14 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1991-09-16 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 3 extra-base hits | 1996-08-17 | 1 in 462 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 515 | 1318 | 313 | 21 | 122 | 83 | 210 | .260 | .300 | .375 |
| Away | 500 | 1378 | 342 | 23 | 142 | 82 | 222 | .268 | .308 | .393 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| April | 117 | 273 | 70 | 9 | 41 | 20 | 48 | .283 | .330 | .445 |
| May | 172 | 429 | 88 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 78 | .223 | .263 | .294 |
| June | 201 | 542 | 129 | 6 | 50 | 33 | 73 | .259 | .299 | .361 |
| July | 190 | 490 | 119 | 8 | 49 | 26 | 88 | .261 | .296 | .368 |
| August | 156 | 442 | 126 | 8 | 51 | 29 | 65 | .310 | .351 | .468 |
| September | 163 | 468 | 109 | 8 | 40 | 29 | 70 | .251 | .295 | .392 |
| October | 15 | 52 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | .292 | .327 | .417 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 67 | 184 | 49 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 19 | .290 | .332 | .420 |
| houston-astros | 66 | 159 | 47 | 5 | 26 | 11 | 31 | .320 | .365 | .503 |
| san-francisco-giants | 63 | 148 | 34 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 23 | .258 | .311 | .379 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 61 | 131 | 35 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 18 | .302 | .382 | .543 |
| chicago-cubs | 59 | 153 | 37 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 17 | .266 | .307 | .460 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 57 | 173 | 41 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 29 | .259 | .312 | .392 |
| atlanta-braves | 56 | 127 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 25 | .234 | .236 | .331 |
| colorado-rockies | 55 | 134 | 36 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 17 | .293 | .343 | .455 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 |  San Diego Padres | 20 | 44 | 12 | – | – | – | .273 | – | – |
| 1991 | San Diego Padres | 106 | 281 | 70 | 4 | 22 | 10 | .249 | – | – |
| 1992 | Cleveland Guardians, San Diego Padres | 122 | 361 | 100 | 2 | 32 | 15 | .277 | – | – |
| 1993 | Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians | 112 | 319 | 81 | 7 | 36 | 10 | .254 | – | – |
| 1994 |  Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 178 | 47 | 5 | 24 | 4 | .264 | – | – |
| 1995 | Cincinnati Reds | 113 | 281 | 85 | 3 | 26 | 17 | .302 | – | – |
| 1996 | Cincinnati Reds | 121 | 360 | 98 | 6 | 42 | 6 | .272 | – | – |
| 1997 |  Houston Astros | 107 | 255 | 63 | 3 | 22 | 1 | .247 | – | – |
| 1998 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 47 | 76 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .184 | – | – |
| 1999 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 98 | 195 | 57 | 6 | 28 | 1 | .292 | – | – |
| 2000 | St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 133 | 28 | 6 | 28 | 1 | .211 | – | – |