Jon Howard  
Right Fielder | Texas Rangers

Hitting
Howard quickly learned that he could drive the ball out the opposite way. That knowledge has made him a better hitter because he now uses the entire field. He has the mental discipline to handle clutch situations. He has a natural lift to his swing, which produces few groundballs. The switch-hitting Howard has better plate coverage and more power from the left side than when he bats righthanded. He uses the entire field and has gap power.

Baserunning & Defense
Howard isn't fast, but he's a heady baserunner who rarely gets thrown out. When you play Howard you're not putting him in for his glove. His arm is accurate enough.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team POS CH PH SP GF PL vL Hm Sc CL Age Exp Slot FA AS Qualified Positions Nyman Rating
1999 SEA RF 42 72 54 43 55 43 46 54 55 22 0 Low Minors 38 67 . 279
2000 SEA RF 44 75 55 43 55 43 46 54 55 23 0 Active 43 73 . 287
2001 SEA RF 45 83 56 43 55 43 46 54 55 24 1 Active 49 73 CF-10 303
2002 BAL RF 47 90 58 43 55 43 46 54 55 25 2 Active 52 73 . 321
2003 BAL RF 50 91 58 43 55 43 46 54 55 26 3 Active 52 73 . 327
2004 DET RF 57 96 59 43 55 43 46 54 55 27 4 Active 49 67 SS-9, C-0, CF-17, 2B-11 348
2005 MON RF 57 96 59 43 55 43 46 54 55 28 5 Active 52 66 SS-10, C-0, CF-18, 2B-10 347
2006 MON RF 57 96 59 43 55 43 46 54 55 29 6 Active 52 64 SS-8, C-0, CF-19, 2B-9 346
2007 TEX RF 57 76 61 43 55 43 46 54 55 29 7 Active 52 70 C-0, SS-6, CF-20, 2B-8 313
2008 TEX RF 57 85 60 43 55 43 46 54 55 31 8 Active 52 68 C-0, SS-4, LF-27, CF-21, 2B-6 326
2009 TEX RF 57 96 59 43 55 43 46 54 55 32 9 Active 52 67 2B-3, C-0, SS-2, CF-22, LF-27 343
2010 TEX RF 56 96 57 43 55 43 46 54 55 32 10 Active 52 66 C-0, 2B-1, SS-0, CF-21, LF-26 341
Ratings Delta     -1   -2               +1     -1   -2
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.