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| Player Report for #15 Francis Howard | | Friday, November 21st, 2014 | 
| AB | 160 | | HR | 2 | | RBI | 11 | | AVG | .206 | | OPS | .558 |
| | Name: | Francis Howard | Contract: | None | | Nickname: | | Salary: | | | Birthday: | 10-12-1978 | Signed Through: | | | Age: | 36 | Years of Major League Service: | 14 Years, 94 Days | | Born in: | Wewoka (Oklahoma) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 184 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 5' 11" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 14 Years, 90 Days | | Weight: | 207 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 15 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not eligible, free agent after contract expires! | | Position: | RF | Minor League Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | - | | Morale: | Normal | Local Popularity (National) | Unknown (Unknown) |
| | | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10 | | | Versus LHP | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | | | Versus RHP | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10 | | | Talent | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 5 | | Left Field 2 (Arm: 8) | | Stealing Ability: | 8 | | Center Field 3 (Arm: 8) | | Baserunning Instincts: | 8 | | Right Field 7 (Arm: 8) | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 9 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 4 | | | | Hitter Type: | Normal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 10-04-2014 | TAI | Win, 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-01-2014 | @ SYD | Win, 11-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-20-2014 | @ HAV | Loss, 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-18-2014 | WAR | Loss, 1-12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-13-2014 | TOK | Win, 18-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-11-2014 | TOK | Win, 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-10-2014 | @ TAI | Loss, 3-7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-09-2014 | @ TAI | Loss, 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-06-2014 | LON | Loss, 0-7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-05-2014 | LON | Win, 8-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Global Unified Baseball Association 2014 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 94 | 160 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 5 | .206 | .251 | .306 | .558 | .463 | .100 | -9.2 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 39 | 174 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 | 10.7 | 2.06 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 78 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .154 | .214 | .231 | .445 | | Versus Right | | 82 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .287 | .378 | .665 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | April | | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .259 | .360 | .619 | | May | | 40 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .295 | .350 | .645 | | June | | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .261 | .348 | .609 | | July | | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .160 | .250 | .240 | .490 | | August | | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .250 | .421 | .671 | | September | | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .172 | .143 | .315 | | October | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Spring Training | | 65 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .292 | .308 | .599 | | Last Year | | 312 | 81 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 44 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .260 | .306 | .362 | .668 | | 2 Years Ago | | 475 | 145 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 50 | 68 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 5 | .305 | .349 | .436 | .785 | | Career | | 3958 | 1108 | 278 | 29 | 52 | 419 | 544 | 238 | 145 | 36 | 80 | 27 | .280 | .322 | .404 | .727 | | Home | | 79 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .215 | .253 | .304 | .557 | | Road | | 81 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .198 | .250 | .309 | .559 | | Grass | | 59 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .186 | .250 | .322 | .572 | | Turf | | 101 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .218 | .252 | .297 | .549 | | Night | | 160 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .206 | .251 | .306 | .558 | | Pinch Hitting | | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .176 | .263 | .235 | .498 | | Close/Late | | 39 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .282 | .333 | .359 | .692 | | Inning 1-3 | | 48 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .220 | .333 | .553 | | Inning 4-6 | | 50 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .140 | .218 | .220 | .438 | | Inning 7-9 | | 60 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .267 | .313 | .367 | .679 | | Extra Innings | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | 0 Outs | | 63 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .175 | .200 | .238 | .438 | | 1 Outs | | 51 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .316 | .353 | .669 | | 2 Outs | | 46 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .245 | .348 | .593 | | Scoring Position | | 39 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .154 | .227 | .256 | .484 | | Bases Empty | | 86 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .286 | .372 | .658 | | Runner on 1st | | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .171 | .194 | .200 | .394 | | Runner on 2nd | | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .235 | .313 | .548 | | Runner on 3rd | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .083 | .154 | .083 | .237 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | | Bases Loaded | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | 1.000 | 1.333 | | Two Strikes | | 47 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .315 | .404 | .719 | | First Pitch | | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .214 | .357 | | Count 0-1 | | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .300 | .550 | | Count 0-2 | | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | 1.000 | 1.600 | | Count 1-0 | | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .050 | .050 | .050 | .100 | | Count 1-1 | | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .235 | .294 | .529 | | Count 1-2 | | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .250 | .667 | .917 | | Count 2-0 | | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .429 | .714 | 1.143 | | Count 2-1 | | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .333 | .556 | | Count 2-2 | | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .188 | .188 | .375 | | Count 3-0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | | Full Count | | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .412 | .091 | .503 | | Behind in Count | | 40 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .293 | .525 | .818 | | Ahead in Count | | 48 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .250 | .271 | .521 |
| | Career Minor League Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP |
| | Career Postseason Batting Stats | | | Player History | | 01-02-2007 | Drafted in the 2007 inaugural draft (Round 8, Pick 36, 288th overall Pick) by the Johannesburg Diamonds. | | 07-22-2007 | Injured (dislocated finger), day-to-day for 6 days. | | 08-04-2007 | Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $10,820,000 with the Johannesburg Diamonds organization. | | 01-01-2008 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (6); Power: 8 (5); Eye: 10 (6). | | 05-30-2008 | Injured (fractured hand), out for one week. | | 01-01-2009 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (7); Power: 6 (3); Eye: 8 (5). | | 03-13-2009 | Injured (strained hip muscle), day-to-day for 4 days. | | 05-23-2009 | Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $14,460,000 with the Johannesburg Diamonds organization. | | 06-10-2009 | Injured (strained hamstring muscle), out for one week. | | 01-01-2010 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (7); Power: 8 (5); Eye: 11 (8). | | 08-31-2010 | Injured (scratched cornea), day-to-day for 2 weeks. | | 10-10-2010 | Injured (strained calf muscle), day-to-day for 2 weeks. | | 05-25-2011 | Goes 5-5 against the Dublin Shamrocks, with 1 RBI and 2 R. | | 11-02-2011 | Won the 2011 Global Unified Baseball Association Hemispheric Series with the Johannesburg Diamonds! | | 11-26-2011 | Became a free agent. | | 12-12-2011 | Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $21,500,000 with the Los Angeles Quakes organization. | | 01-01-2012 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (4); Power: 4 (2); Eye: 5 (4). | | 03-17-2012 | Injured (strained Achilles tendon), out for 1-2 weeks. | | 06-08-2012 | Injured (concussion), out for 2 weeks. | | 01-01-2013 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (4); Power: 4 (2); Eye: 5 (4). | | 03-05-2013 | Injured (bruised cheekbone), day-to-day for one week. | | 03-11-2013 | Injured (fractured hand), out for 2 weeks. | | 06-25-2013 | Injured (concussion), out for 2 weeks. | | 04-14-2014 | Injured (bruised wrist), out for 2 weeks. | | 10-28-2014 | Released by the Auckland Warriors. | | Leader Boards Appearances | | | | Year | AB | Rank | | 2007 | 629 | 10 | | 2011 | 669 | 2 | | | Year | 2B | Rank | | 2007 | 46 | 5 | | 2008 | 41 | 10 | | 2010 | 48 | 2 | | 2011 | 46 | 5 | | | | | |
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