How Ryan Howard's Range Factor Compares to Similar Players

Ryan Howard posted a career Range Factor of 8.92, well above the league average of 3.19 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Range Factor season came in 2010, posting 9.53, well above the league average of 2.79 that year. The lowest point came in 2016 at 7.25, well above the league average of 2.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 9.25 in 2014 to 8.08 in 2015 and 7.25 in 2016. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent Range Factor producers of his era, the career line shows well-above-average output with little season-to-season variance across 13 seasons.

Ryan Howard Lifetime Range Factor

Stats similar to Range Factor for Ryan Howard
Ryan Howard
Range Factor
Career8.923
Season Avg.8.923
162 Game Avg.8.923
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Ryan Howard Range Factor Per Season

Ryan Howard's Range Factor 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 Range Factor per season line chart

Ryan Howard Range Factor by Team

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

Ryan Howard Range Factor Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Ryan Howard's career Range Factor 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.
Ryan Howard Range Factor year-over-year waterfall chart

Ryan Howard Range Factor Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ryan Howard's seasonal Range Factor 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 Range Factor distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ryan Howard Range Factor — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ryan Howard's MLB career with Range Factor 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 Range Factor season-by-season breakdown table