Sam Howard
P | Bats/Throws: R/L | 6' 4" 195LBS | Age: 31
Draft: 2014 | Rd: 3, #82, Colorado Rockies | Georgia Southern
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 2 3 3.86 22 0 0 21 27 1.24
2021 3 4 5.60 54 1 0 45 60 1.47
2022 0 0 9.00 3 0 0 2 1 3.00
5 Seasons 7 7 5.34 103 1 0 91 112 1.51
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 22 2-3 3.86 21 27 1.24
2021 54 3-4 5.60 45 60 1.47
2022 3 0-0 9.00 2 1 3.00
5 Seasons 103 7-7 5.34 91 112 1.51
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 LA Sweet-
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2018 25 86 15 0 0.0 0.0 89.8 113.6 14.6 13.3 .225 .288 .396 .316 .235 40.0 5.0 15.0 2.25 4.24
2019 26 383 55 3 5.5 3.3 87.9 111.9 16.2 32.7 .243 .392 .379 .331 .385 32.7 25.3 11.0 6.63 4.89
2020 27 361 51 2 3.9 2.2 87.7 111.5 24.4 35.3 .211 .361 .329 .301 .365 35.3 30.0 10.0 3.86 3.82
2021 28 846 104 9 8.7 4.5 87.3 109.8 13.4 29.8 .195 .335 .325 .314 .368 30.8 30.0 16.5 5.60 4.18
2022 29 58 6 1 16.7 8.3 84.9 102.4 12.5 50.0 .257 .498 .536 .479 .380 16.7 8.3 33.3 9.00 11.70
Player 1734 231 15 6.5 3.6 87.6 113.6 16.5 31.2 .212 .355 .347 .320 .363 32.5 27.1 14.3
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Howard relies on 2 pitches.
Four Seamer
(53.4%) ,
Slider
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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
2018 53.3 26.7 13.3 6.7 20.0 66.7 13.3 0.0 33.3 40.0 13.3 13.3 0.0 0.0
2019 41.8 27.3 23.6 7.3 38.2 29.1 32.7 3.6 29.1 25.5 21.8 10.9 5.5 3.3
2020 31.4 29.4 25.5 13.7 43.1 25.5 31.4 5.9 21.6 35.3 19.6 13.7 3.9 2.2
2021 44.2 28.8 16.3 10.6 40.4 35.6 24.0 4.8 27.9 28.8 25.0 4.8 8.7 4.5
2022 33.3 50.0 0.0 16.7 0.0 66.7 33.3 0.0 33.3 33.3 16.7 0.0 16.7 8.3
Player 41.1 29.0 19.5 10.4 38.1 34.6 27.3 4.3 27.3 30.3 22.1 8.7 6.5 3.6
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop		vs.
Comparable		Horizontal
Break		vs.
Comparable		Vertical
Break		vs. AvgHorizontal
Break		vs. Avg
2022 4-Seam Fastball PIT L 31 91.3 16.7 -0.4 10.2ARM 3.1 16.3 0.3 10.2ARM 2.6
2022 Slider PIT L 27 83.0 35.7 -3.3 2.2GLV -4.6 4.4 -2.5 2.2GLV -2.7
2021 Slider PIT L 465 84.9 32.4 -3.8 2.1GLV -2.8 5.3 -3.7 2.1GLV -2.7
2021 Changeup PIT L 15 83.9 25.6 -5.0 11.2ARM -2.6 13.1 -5.3 11.2ARM -2.7
2021 4-Seam Fastball PIT L 366 93.4 13.5 1.7 9.8ARM 2.7 17.9 1.8 9.8ARM 2.2
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

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 %
2022 4-Seam Fastball 0.0 0 31 53.4 5 .000 .000 .280 15.4 0.0 0.0 .073 .163 .340 0.0
2022 Slider -10.4 -3 27 46.6 7 .500 1.250 .714 25.0 14.3 8.3 .395 .750 .583 33.3
2021 Slider 0.8 4 465 55.0 97 .190 .274 .256 41.0 25.8 18.5 .182 .258 .251 21.3
2021 4-Seam Fastball -0.6 -2 366 43.3 97 .216 .486 .382 34.0 35.1 26.2 .192 .407 .362 46.3
2021 Changeup -4.6 -1 15 1.8 5 .667 .667 .640 37.5 20.0 20.0 .633 .732 .643 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.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2022 4-Seam Fastball 31 91.3 97 18.9 10:45 10:45 0
2022 Slider 25 82.9 18 4.4 12:30 1:45 -75
2021 Changeup 15 83.9 97 16.8 10:45 10:30 15
2021 4-Seam Fastball 361 93.4 97 20.1 10:45 11:00 -15
2021 Slider 457 84.9 25 4.8 11:45 1:00 -75
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2019 91 383 -1 4 -5 -2 -5
2020 90 361 2 1 0 -3 0
2021 199 846 9 8 -11 -5 1
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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 %
2018 86 47.7 80.5 90.9 31.1 64.3 45.3 65.0 54.7 17.0 11.6 90.0
2019 383 43.1 73.3 78.5 30.3 45.5 38.1 56.0 48.8 32.6 6.8 80.8
2020 361 36.3 71.0 72.0 33.0 51.3 39.6 52.2 46.8 35.5 3.9 85.7
2021 846 44.8 65.4 70.6 27.4 45.3 43.3 58.3 44.4 38.0 5.6 72.3
2022 58 44.8 61.5 93.8 15.6 40.0 41.4 75.0 36.2 19.0 6.9 50.0
Player 1,734 42.8 68.9 74.8 29.1 47.8 41.4 57.3 46.1 34.5 5.8 77.2
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! 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
2019 39 71 6
2020 61 77 67 58 51 88 86 61 59 80 34 91 88 29 85 7
2021 47 83 10
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Expected Home Runs

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Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2019 23.2 5 3.8 1 1 5 0 0.0
2020 26.0 4 4.0 0 1 3 2 50.0
2021 24.0 7 6.4 1 5 3 4 57.1
2022 20.7 1 0.9 0 0 1 0 0.0
Player 24.1 17 15.1 2 7 12 6 35.3
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
Year HR
2019 5 5 3 4 4 4 5 4 3 2 3 3 5 4 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 3 4 2 5 4 3 2
2020 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 3 3 5 2 3 5 5 3 3 4 5 4 4 5 5 3 3 5 3 4 4 4
2021 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 8 6 4 6 8 7 5 7 8 5 6 6 6 7 7 9 7 6 5 6 6 7 6 7
2022 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Player 17 17 14 15 15 15 17 17 14 10 12 16 15 13 18 19 13 13 14 16 16 17 20 18 13 13 14 15 16 14 13
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2018 2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 91.4 92.6 1.2 ↑ 92.0 -0.6 ↓ 93.4 1.4 ↑ 91.3 -2.1 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 83.5 0.0 0.0 82.7 0.0 83.9 1.2 ↑ 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 85.5 85.1 -0.4 ↓ 84.6 -0.5 ↓ 84.9 0.3 ↑ 83.0 -1.9 ↓
Exit Velocity 89.8 87.9 -1.9 ↓ 87.7 -0.2 ↓ 87.3 -0.4 ↓ 84.9 -2.4 ↓
Launch Angle 14.6 16.2 1.6 ↑ 24.4 8.2 ↑ 13.4 -11.0 ↓ 12.5 -0.9 ↓
Barrel % 0.0 5.5 5.5 ↑ 3.9 -1.6 ↓ 8.7 4.8 ↑ 16.7 8.0 ↑
Hard Hit % 40.0 32.7 -7.3 ↓ 35.3 2.6 ↑ 30.8 -4.5 ↓ 16.7 -14.1 ↓
LA Sweet-Spot % 13.3 32.7 19.4 ↑ 35.3 2.6 ↑ 29.8 -5.5 ↓ 50.0 20.2 ↑
xBA .226 .243 0.017 ↑ .211 -0.032 ↓ .195 -0.016 ↓ .257 0.062 ↑
BA .313 .276 -0.037 ↓ .221 -0.055 ↓ .211 -0.010 ↓ .286 0.075 ↑
xwOBA .316 .331 0.015 ↑ .301 -0.030 ↓ .314 0.013 ↑ .479 0.165 ↑
wOBA .396 .379 -0.017 ↓ .329 -0.050 ↓ .325 -0.004 ↓ .536 0.211 ↑
xSLG .288 .392 0.104 ↑ .361 -0.031 ↓ .335 -0.026 ↓ .498 0.163 ↑
SLG .438 .513 0.075 ↑ .442 -0.071 ↓ .379 -0.063 ↓ .714 0.335 ↑
K% 5.0 25.3 20.3 ↑ 30.0 4.7 ↑ 30.0 0.0 8.3 -21.7 ↓
BB% 15.0 11.0 -4.0 ↓ 10.0 -1.0 ↓ 16.5 6.5 ↑ 33.3 16.8 ↑
Swing % 54.7 48.8 -5.9 ↓ 46.8 -2.0 ↓ 44.4 -2.4 ↓ 36.2 -8.2 ↓
Whiff% 17.0 32.6 15.6 ↑ 35.5 2.9 ↑ 38.0 2.5 ↑ 19.0 -19.0 ↓
In Zone % 47.7 43.1 -4.6 ↓ 36.3 -6.8 ↓ 44.8 8.5 ↑ 44.8 0.0
Out of Zone % 52.3 56.9 4.6 ↑ 63.7 6.8 ↑ 55.2 -8.5 ↓ 55.2 0.0
Out of Zone Swing % 31.1 30.3 -0.8 ↓ 33.0 2.7 ↑ 27.4 -5.6 ↓ 15.6 -11.8 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 30.0 38.5 8.5 ↑ 33.3 -5.2 ↓ 31.2 -2.1 ↓ 16.7 -14.5 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 65.0 56.0 -9.0 ↓ 52.2 -3.8 ↓ 58.3 6.1 ↑ 75.0 16.7 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2018 Shifts 20 .396 17 3 17.6 3 0 0.0
2019 Shifts 91 .379 50 4 8.0 41 10 24.4
2020 Shifts 90 .329 58 17 29.3 32 18 56.3
2021 Shifts 197 .328 104 3 2.9 93 67 72.0
2022 Shifts 12 .536 5 0 0.0 7 3 42.9
! 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 %
2018 11 14.8 54.5% 0.0% 24 20.3 0.0% 4.2%
2019 78 20.1 2.6% 0.0% 76 23.7 0.0% 10.5%
2020 98 20.9 0.0% 5.1% 58 24.7 0.0% 6.9%
2021 223 20.7 2.7% 3.1% 151 25.2 0.0% 20.5%
2022 12 19.4 0.0% 0.0% 18 24.2 0.0% 22.2%

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Pitch Distribution

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