How Frank Howard's Gross Production Average (GPA) Compares to Similar Players

Frank Howard posted a career Gross Production Average (GPA) of .283, above the league average of .247 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Gross Production Average (GPA) season came in 1969, posting .324, well above the league average of .237 that year. The lowest point came in 1959 at .193, well below the league average of .242 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .283 in 1971 to .245 in 1972 and .263 in 1973. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained above league norms across 16 seasons.

Frank Howard Lifetime Gross Production Average (GPA)

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Frank Howard Gross Production Average (GPA) Per Season

Frank Howard's Gross Production Average (GPA) for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, LF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Frank Howard Gross Production Average (GPA) per season line chart

Frank Howard Gross Production Average (GPA) by Team

Frank Howard's career Gross Production Average (GPA) totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Frank Howard career Gross Production Average (GPA) by team bar chart

Frank Howard Gross Production Average (GPA) Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Frank Howard's career Gross Production Average (GPA) shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Frank Howard Gross Production Average (GPA) year-over-year waterfall chart

Frank Howard Gross Production Average (GPA) Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Frank Howard's seasonal Gross Production Average (GPA) alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Frank Howard Gross Production Average (GPA) distribution box chart versus comparable players

Frank Howard Gross Production Average (GPA) — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Frank Howard's MLB career with Gross Production Average (GPA) alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Frank Howard Gross Production Average (GPA) season-by-season breakdown table