Spencer Howard
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 210LBS | Age: 27
Draft: 2017 | Rd: 2, #45, Philadelphia Phillies | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 0 5 7.43 19 15 0 49.2 52 1.61
2022 2 4 7.41 10 8 0 37.2 32 1.73
2023 0 0 10.80 3 0 0 3.1 2 2.10
4 Seasons 3 11 7.20 38 29 0 115 109 1.67
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 19 0-5 7.43 49.2 52 1.61
2022 10 2-4 7.41 37.2 32 1.73
2023 3 0-0 10.80 3.1 2 2.10
4 Seasons 38 3-11 7.20 115 109 1.67
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2020 23 439 79 4 5.1 3.5 87.1 109.1 12.7 35.4 .248 .417 .376 .322 .364 32.9 20.4 8.8 5.92 4.42
2021 24 936 147 11 7.5 4.8 88.2 110.0 16.7 36.1 .249 .400 .352 .330 .372 35.4 22.7 11.8 7.43 4.66
2022 25 692 131 14 10.7 7.8 91.4 117.9 13.8 34.4 .275 .500 .416 .358 .408 42.0 17.9 8.4 7.41 5.53
2023 26 80 12 1 8.3 5.6 87.7 102.8 17.3 8.3 .180 .393 .415 .343 .280 33.3 11.1 16.7 10.80 5.06
Player 2147 369 30 8.1 5.6 89.1 117.9 14.8 34.4 .255 .438 .380 .338 .380 37.1 20.2 10.2
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Howard relies on 3 pitches.
Slider
(51.2%) ,
Four Seamer
(38.8%) ,
Changeup
(10.0%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2020 38.0 26.6 27.8 7.6 35.4 36.7 27.8 6.3 21.5 29.1 30.4 5.1 5.1 3.5
2021 36.7 27.9 27.9 7.5 30.6 38.8 30.6 3.4 25.2 29.9 29.3 4.1 7.5 4.8
2022 40.5 32.1 22.9 4.6 34.4 35.1 30.5 3.1 26.7 27.5 26.7 5.3 10.7 7.8
2023 50.0 41.7 0.0 8.3 50.0 8.3 41.7 0.0 33.3 33.3 16.7 8.3 8.3 5.6
Player 38.8 29.5 25.2 6.5 33.6 36.0 30.4 3.8 25.2 29.0 28.2 4.9 8.1 5.6
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.9 7.0 37.0 37.6 25.3 3.9 32.9 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2023 Changeup TEX R 8 81.2 34.7 0.0 0 14.5 0.7 5
2023 4-Seam Fastball TEX R 31 95.7 12.9 1.1 8 8.8 1.4 20
2023 Slider TEX R 41 85.8 36.9 1.3 4 5.6 0.8 16
2022 4-Seam Fastball TEX R 348 94.4 14.4 -0.2 -1 7.6 0.8 12
2022 Changeup TEX R 24 79.5 33.7 -0.4 -1 12.7 -0.5 -4
2022 Slider TEX R 245 84.7 37.7 1.3 3 5.2 -0.3 -5
2022 Curveball TEX R 75 75.0 66.3 4.9 8 6.2 -4.1 -40
2021 Changeup TEX R 84 79.4 33.4 -0.7 -2 12.1 -0.8 -6
2021 Slider TEX R 34 83.5 40.0 2.1 5 4.2 -1.3 -23
2021 Sweeper TEX R 32 78.9 44.5 1.2 3 12.6 -3.0 -19
2021 Cutter TEX R 112 88.3 27.4 0.0 0 2.9 0.0 0
2021 Curveball TEX R 78 74.6 66.5 5.1 8 5.6 -4.8 -46
2021 4-Seam Fastball TEX R 556 94.2 13.6 0.5 3 7.4 0.7 10
2021 Sinker TEX R 40 93.4 18.2 -2.6 -12 13.6 -0.9 -6
2020 Curveball PHI R 26 73.3 71.0 7.2 11 4.5 -6.9 -60
2020 Changeup PHI R 70 79.6 31.6 -2.0 -6 11.7 -0.7 -6
2020 4-Seam Fastball PHI R 248 94.0 13.1 1.4 9 9.9 2.9 41
2020 Sweeper PHI R 2 82.2 40.4 -1.1 -3 10.7 -4.6 -30
2020 Slider PHI R 93 84.5 36.4 -0.7 -2 5.7 0.9 18
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2023 Slider 1.9 1 41 51.2 9 .125 .125 .178 41.2 11.1 7.7 .048 .054 .119 0.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball -6.5 -2 31 38.8 6 .333 1.333 .683 16.7 16.7 11.1 .300 1.042 .619 100.0
2023 Changeup -13.2 -1 8 10.0 3 .667 .667 .600 42.9 0.0 0.0 .415 .645 .456 66.7
2022 4-Seam Fastball -1.3 -5 348 50.3 94 .289 .530 .388 12.6 18.1 17.3 .261 .470 .356 45.5
2022 Slider -4.3 -10 245 35.4 66 .355 .758 .483 24.4 18.2 13.3 .301 .556 .374 41.2
2022 Curveball 0.2 0 75 10.8 12 .091 .091 .208 21.1 25.0 23.1 .156 .177 .196 12.5
2022 Changeup -13.4 -3 24 3.5 6 .500 1.333 .750 11.1 0.0 0.0 .408 .927 .562 50.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball -0.2 -1 556 59.4 130 .245 .409 .347 24.5 21.5 17.2 .233 .382 .329 42.7
2021 Cutter -1.6 -2 112 12.0 32 .333 .633 .434 20.0 6.3 7.4 .327 .579 .382 27.6
2021 Changeup -7.7 -6 84 9.0 25 .368 .684 .478 35.5 28.0 21.9 .268 .414 .370 30.8
2021 Curveball 0.6 0 78 8.3 17 .000 .000 .082 23.8 47.1 25.0 .125 .155 .189 14.3
2021 Sinker 0.1 0 40 4.3 9 .375 .375 .378 28.6 22.2 66.7 .298 .355 .332 16.7
2021 Slider -8.6 -3 34 3.6 11 .455 .636 .473 21.1 27.3 18.8 .290 .340 .276 25.0
2021 Sweeper -4.2 -1 32 3.4 5 .250 .500 .390 50.0 40.0 20.0 .237 .650 .428 50.0
2020 4-Seam Fastball 0.9 2 248 56.5 59 .280 .400 .339 18.8 20.3 16.4 .271 .388 .330 32.5
2020 Slider -1.9 -2 93 21.2 25 .217 .609 .346 40.4 24.0 22.2 .199 .481 .315 29.4
2020 Changeup -3.1 -2 70 15.9 23 .429 .667 .491 22.2 13.0 10.3 .247 .346 .294 38.9
2020 Curveball -3.1 -1 26 5.9 6 .333 .833 .483 33.3 33.3 33.3 .245 .671 .376 25.0
2020 Sweeper 2.4 0 2 0.5 -- -- -- 50.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2023 4-Seam Fastball 31 95.7 97 19.2 1:00 1:00 0
2023 Slider 41 85.8 28 7.3 9:30 8:30 60
2022 Changeup 23 79.3 100 16.2 1:45 1:45 0
2022 Curveball 75 75.0 99 21.5 6:45 6:30 15
2022 4-Seam Fastball 348 94.4 95 17.8 1:00 1:00 0
2022 Slider 243 84.7 29 6.5 10:00 8:45 75
2021 Changeup 83 79.4 99 15.5 1:45 1:45 0
2021 Curveball 77 74.6 99 20.9 6:30 6:30 0
2021 Cutter 112 88.3 48 7.7 12:00 11:00 60
2021 4-Seam Fastball 556 94.2 96 18.4 1:00 12:45 15
2021 Sinker 39 93.4 94 19.0 1:00 1:45 -45
2021 Slider 34 83.5 34 5.9 9:15 8:00 75
2021 Sweeper 32 78.9 49 13.6 7:45 8:45 -60
2020 Changeup 62 79.5 100 16.2 1:45 1:45 0
2020 Curveball 26 73.3 99 23.4 6:30 6:30 0
2020 4-Seam Fastball 238 94.0 99 20.2 1:00 1:00 0
2020 Slider 93 84.5 30 6.6 10:15 9:00 75
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2020 113 439 -2 3 -2 -2 -2
2021 229 936 5 0 -11 -7 -13
2022 178 692 -12 2 -5 -2 -18
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2020 439 50.3 67.4 79.2 28.4 61.3 44.0 69.0 48.1 25.6 5.9 100.0
2021 936 50.1 66.7 76.7 22.9 67.3 41.2 62.0 44.9 25.2 6.4 80.0
2022 692 53.6 67.7 88.0 24.6 59.5 43.9 58.1 47.7 17.6 8.7 85.0
2023 80 42.5 58.8 70.0 21.7 50.0 43.8 61.1 37.5 36.7 6.3 40.0
Player 2,147 51.0 66.9 80.9 24.5 62.8 42.8 62.2 46.2 23.1 7.0 84.1
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.5 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2020 44 40 42 43 47 65 75 71 74 31 47 43 56 63 70 69
2021 28 36 47 57 12 76 53 64 74 44 13 43 6 64 30 2 71
2022 59 28 2 63
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2020 24.9 6 4.8 1 2 2 3 50.0
2021 24.0 7 6.9 0 3 8 2 28.6
2022 23.7 12 10.6 1 0 6 6 50.0
2023 25.9 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
Player 24.1 26 23.3 3 5 16 12 46.2

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2020 6 4 4 6 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 7 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 4
2021 7 8 7 6 7 7 8 6 5 4 4 7 6 5 6 10 6 7 7 7 8 8 10 8 7 5 10 7 8 7 7
2022 12 9 10 10 12 12 12 10 8 10 10 12 10 10 11 11 10 10 10 12 10 10 12 11 10 10 12 12 10 11 11
2023 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 26 22 22 23 25 25 26 21 19 19 20 27 21 21 23 26 22 23 23 26 24 24 29 24 22 20 28 25 23 24 23
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2020 2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 94.0 93.3 -0.7 94.4 1.1 95.7 1.3
Offspeed Velocity 79.6 79.4 -0.2 79.5 0.1 81.2 1.7
Breaking Velocity 82.1 77.7 -4.4 82.4 4.7 85.8 3.4
Exit Velocity 87.1 88.2 1.1 91.4 3.2 87.7 -3.7
Launch Angle 12.7 16.7 4.0 13.8 -2.9 17.3 3.5
Barrel % 5.1 7.5 2.4 10.7 3.2 8.3 -2.4
Hard Hit % 32.9 35.4 2.5 42.0 6.6 33.3 -8.7
Sweet Spot % 35.4 36.1 0.7 34.4 -1.7 8.3 -26.1
xBA .248 .249 0.001 .275 0.026 .180 -0.095
BA .300 .269 -0.031 .309 0.040 .286 -0.023
xwOBA .322 .330 0.008 .358 0.028 .343 -0.015
wOBA .376 .352 -0.024 .416 0.064 .415 -0.001
xSLG .417 .400 -0.017 .500 0.100 .393 -0.107
SLG .530 .452 -0.078 .617 0.165 .500 -0.117
K% 20.4 22.7 2.3 17.9 -4.8 11.1 -6.8
BB% 8.8 11.8 3.0 8.4 -3.4 16.7 8.3
Swing % 48.1 44.9 -3.2 47.7 2.8 37.5 -10.2
Whiff% 25.6 25.2 -0.4 17.6 -7.6 36.7 19.1
In Zone % 50.3 50.1 -0.2 53.6 3.5 42.5 -11.1
Out of Zone % 49.7 49.9 0.2 46.4 -3.5 57.5 11.1
Out of Zone Swing % 28.4 22.9 -5.5 24.6 1.7 21.7 -2.9
First Pitch Swing % 37.2 28.8 -8.4 29.6 0.8 22.2 -7.4
First Pitch Strike % 69.0 62.0 -7.0 58.1 -3.9 61.1 3.0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2020 Shifts 113 .376 54 19 35.2 59 35 59.3
2021 Shifts 229 .352 127 12 9.4 102 56 54.9
2022 Shifts 178 .416 99 16 16.2 79 54 68.4
2023 Shades 18 .415 14 2 14.3 4 2 50.0
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2020 128 17.4 18.0% 0.8% 71 22.9 0.0% 4.2%
2021 270 17.2 18.1% 1.5% 163 24.8 0.0% 12.3%
2022 188 20.7 0.5% 4.3% 121 24.6 0.0% 9.1%
2023 15 16.5 20.0% 0.0% 24 20.4 0.0% 0.0%
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Pitch Distribution