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1967 (58 years old)
Sarasota, Florida, U.S.

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Shortstop

Status
Retired

Ethnicity
White

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David Wayne Howard (born February 26, 1967) is an American professional baseball scout and former Major League Baseball player. He was a utilityman who played in the majors from 1991 through 1999 for the Kansas City Royals (1991–97) and St. Louis Cardinals (1998–99). Listed at 6 feet (1.8 m) and 175 lb. (80 kg), he was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. His father, pitcher Bruce Howard, played in the big leagues during the 1960s.

Before heading to college, Howard attended and played baseball for Riverview High School. Howard attended the State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota. He was able to play all infield and outfield positions, and had the ability to serve as an emergency pitcher. His most productive offensive season came in 1996, when he posted career highs in games (143), runs (51), hits (92), extrabases (23) and RBI (48), while hitting a .243 batting average. On June 10, 1997, in the 5th inning of a game against the Anaheim Angels, Howard hit a long fly ball over the head of Jim Edmonds. Edmonds would make a spectacular over-the-shoulder diving catch to rob Howard of extra bases. The catch is considered one of the greatest catches in MLB history. In a nine-season career, Howard was a .229 hitter (362-for-1,583) with 11 home runs and 148 RBI in 645 total games, including 169 runs, 57 doubles, 14 triples, and 23 stolen bases. In the field, Howard most frequently played shortstop (361 games), second base (142) and the outfield (66).

Howard began his coaching career in the New York Mets' farm system in 2001. In 2004, he joined the Boston Red Sox as a minor league instructor before becoming a scout. He moved into their front office at the close of the 2007 season, spending 2008–09 as special assistant to Boston general manager Theo Epstein. In 2010, he succeeded Rob Leary as the Red Sox' field coordinator of minor league instruction and served in that role through 2018. He was named special assignment scout by the Chicago Cubs in 2019, reuniting him with Epstein.




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	Positions Played	MLB	1997	4H9/657D8
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	1997	1
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	1997	1
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	1997	3
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	1997	1
	GIDP	MLB	1997	1
	Total Bases	MLB	1997	52
	Rbat+	MLB	1997	53
	rOBA	MLB	1997	.279
	OPS+	MLB	1997	59
	OPS	MLB	1997	.608
	SLG	MLB	1997	.321
	OBP	MLB	1997	.287
	Hits/At Bats	MLB	1997	.241
	Strikeouts	MLB	1997	31
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	1997	10
	Caught Stealing	MLB	1997	2
	Stolen Bases	MLB	1997	2
	Runs Batted In	MLB	1997	13
	Home Runs	MLB	1997	1
	Triples	MLB	1997	1
	Doubles	MLB	1997	8
	Hits	MLB	1997	39
	Runs Scored	MLB	1997	24
	At Bats	MLB	1997	162
	Plate Appearances	MLB	1997	177
	Games Played	MLB	1997	80
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	1997	0.1
	Positions Played	MLB	1996	*6/H438D
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	1996	0
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	1996	4
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	1996	17
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	1996	4
	GIDP	MLB	1996	6
	Total Bases	MLB	1996	128
	Rbat+	MLB	1996	45
	rOBA	MLB	1996	.272
	OPS+	MLB	1996	52
	OPS	MLB	1996	.595
	SLG	MLB	1996	.305
	OBP	MLB	1996	.291
	Hits/At Bats	MLB	1996	.219
	Strikeouts	MLB	1996	74
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	1996	40
	Caught Stealing	MLB	1996	6
	Stolen Bases	MLB	1996	5
	Runs Batted In	MLB	1996	48
	Home Runs	MLB	1996	4
	Triples	MLB	1996	5
	Doubles	MLB	1996	14
	Hits	MLB	1996	92
	Runs Scored	MLB	1996	51
	At Bats	MLB	1996	420
	Plate Appearances	MLB	1996	485
	Games Played	MLB	1996	143
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	1996	0.3
	Positions Played	MLB	1995	4687H/93D
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	1995	1
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	1995	1
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	1995	6
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	1995	1
	GIDP	MLB	1995	7
	Total Bases	MLB	1995	83
	Rbat+	MLB	1995	64
	rOBA	MLB	1995	.303
	OPS+	MLB	1995	66
	OPS	MLB	1995	.635
	SLG	MLB	1995	.325
	OBP	MLB	1995	.310
	Hits/At Bats	MLB	1995	.243
	Strikeouts	MLB	1995	41
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	1995	24
	Caught Stealing	MLB	1995	1
	Stolen Bases	MLB	1995	6
	Runs Batted In	MLB	1995	19
	Home Runs	MLB	1995	0
	Triples	MLB	1995	4
	Doubles	MLB	1995	13
	Hits	MLB	1995	62
	Runs Scored	MLB	1995	23
	At Bats	MLB	1995	255
	Plate Appearances	MLB	1995	287
	Games Played	MLB	1995	95
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	1995	1.1
	SO/BB	MLB	1994	0.00
	SO9	MLB	1994	0.0
	BB9	MLB	1994	22.5
	HR9	MLB	1994	0.0
	H9	MLB	1994	9.0
	WHIP	MLB	1994	3.500
	Fielding Independent Pitching	MLB	1994	10.63
	ERA+	MLB	1994	128
	Batters Faced	MLB	1994	12
	Wild Pitches	MLB	1994	0
	Balks	MLB	1994	0
	Home Runs Allowed	MLB	1994	0
	Earned Runs Allowed	MLB	1994	1
	Runs Allowed	MLB	1994	1
	Hits Allowed	MLB	1994	2
	Innings Pitched	MLB	1994	2.0
	Saves	MLB	1994	0
	Shutouts	MLB	1994	0
	Complete Games	MLB	1994	0
	Games Finished	MLB	1994	1
	Games Started	MLB	1994	0
	Games Pitched	MLB	1994	1
	ERA	MLB	1994	4.50
	Loss	MLB	1994	0
	Wins	MLB	1994	0
	Wins Above Replacement for Pitchers	MLB	1994	0.0
	Positions Played	MLB	1994	56/H4D17
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	1994	0
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	1994	3
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	1994	3
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	1994	0
	GIDP	MLB	1994	1
	Total Bases	MLB	1994	26
	Rbat+	MLB	1994	64
	rOBA	MLB	1994	.300
	OPS+	MLB	1994	60
	OPS	MLB	1994	.623
	SLG	MLB	1994	.313
	OBP	MLB	1994	.309
	Hits/At Bats	MLB	1994	.229
	Strikeouts	MLB	1994	23
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	1994	11
	Caught Stealing	MLB	1994	2
	Stolen Bases	MLB	1994	3
	Runs Batted In	MLB	1994	13
	Home Runs	MLB	1994	1
	Triples	MLB	1994	0
	Doubles	MLB	1994	4
	Hits	MLB	1994	19
	Runs Scored	MLB	1994	9
	At Bats	MLB	1994	83
	Plate Appearances	MLB	1994	100
	Games Played	MLB	1994	46
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	1994	0.7
	Positions Played	MLB	1993	/4H658
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	1993	0
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	1993	1
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	1993	2
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	1993	0
	GIDP	MLB	1993	0
	Total Bases	MLB	1993	10
	Rbat+	MLB	1993	99
	rOBA	MLB	1993	.360
	OPS+	MLB	1993	107
	OPS	MLB	1993	.787
	SLG	MLB	1993	.417
	OBP	MLB	1993	.370
	Hits/At Bats	MLB	1993	.333
	Strikeouts	MLB	1993	5
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	1993	2
	Caught Stealing	MLB	1993	0
	Stolen Bases	MLB	1993	1
	Runs Batted In	MLB	1993	2
	Home Runs	MLB	1993	0
	Triples	MLB	1993	1
	Doubles	MLB	1993	0
	Hits	MLB	1993	8
	Runs Scored	MLB	1993	5
	At Bats	MLB	1993	24
	Plate Appearances	MLB	1993	29
	Games Played	MLB	1993	15
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	1993	0.4
	Positions Played	MLB	1992	6/8
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	1992	0
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	1992	2
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	1992	8
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	1992	0
	GIDP	MLB	1992	3
	Total Bases	MLB	1992	62
	Rbat+	MLB	1992	54
	rOBA	MLB	1992	.268
	OPS+	MLB	1992	55
	OPS	MLB	1992	.554
	SLG	MLB	1992	.283
	OBP	MLB	1992	.271
	Hits/At Bats	MLB	1992	.224
	Strikeouts	MLB	1992	43
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	1992	15
	Caught Stealing	MLB	1992	4
	Stolen Bases	MLB	1992	3
	Runs Batted In	MLB	1992	18
	Home Runs	MLB	1992	1
	Triples	MLB	1992	2
	Doubles	MLB	1992	6
	Hits	MLB	1992	49
	Runs Scored	MLB	1992	19
	At Bats	MLB	1992	219
	Plate Appearances	MLB	1992	244
	Games Played	MLB	1992	74
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	1992	0.3
	Positions Played	MLB	1991	64/H59D
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	1991	0
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	1991	2
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	1991	9
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	1991	1
	GIDP	MLB	1991	1
	Total Bases	MLB	1991	61
	Rbat+	MLB	1991	43
	rOBA	MLB	1991	.255
	OPS+	MLB	1991	47
	OPS	MLB	1991	.525
	SLG	MLB	1991	.258
	OBP	MLB	1991	.267
	Hits/At Bats	MLB	1991	.216
	Strikeouts	MLB	1991	45
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	1991	16
	Caught Stealing	MLB	1991	2
	Stolen Bases	MLB	1991	3
	Runs Batted In	MLB	1991	17
	Home Runs	MLB	1991	1
	Triples	MLB	1991	0
	Doubles	MLB	1991	7
	Hits	MLB	1991	51
	Runs Scored	MLB	1991	20
	At Bats	MLB	1991	236
	Plate Appearances	MLB	1991	264
	Games Played	MLB	1991	94
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	1991	0.1

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