How Ryan Howard's Played Outs Compares to Similar Players

Ryan Howard totaled 38,540 career Played Outs, well above the league average of 6,890.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Played Outs season came in 2006, posting 4,236, well above the league average of 991.5 that year. The lowest point came in 2004 at 182, well below the league average of 961.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Played Outs total went from 3,769 in 2014 to 2,872 in 2015 and 1,933 in 2016, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Played Outs profile — ranging from 182 to 4,236 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Ryan Howard Lifetime Played Outs

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Ryan Howard Played Outs Per Season

Ryan Howard's Played Outs for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, 1B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ryan Howard Played Outs per season line chart

Ryan Howard Played Outs by Team

Ryan Howard's career Played Outs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ryan Howard career Played Outs by team bar chart

Ryan Howard Cumulative Played Outs — Career Progression

A running total of Ryan Howard's career Played Outs, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Ryan Howard Played Outs year-over-year waterfall chart

Ryan Howard Played Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ryan Howard's seasonal Played Outs 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.
Ryan Howard Played Outs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ryan Howard Played Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ryan Howard's MLB career with Played Outs 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.
Ryan Howard Played Outs season-by-season breakdown table