1B Steve 'Fireworks' Howard #23
Dallas Dragons ABA
Age: 25 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Great
07/07/2024
 OA: 45 POT: 45
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1B STEVE 'FIREWORKS' HOWARD #23 - AGE: 25 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
14 36 7 0 1 3 4 0 7 .194 .194 .500 0 -0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 55
Gap 65 55 70 65
Power 45 45 50 50
Eye 45 40 45 45
Avoid K's 50 50 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 35
Errors: - 45 50
Arm: 20 40 35
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 30
1st Base: 60 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 30 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 75
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/06/2024 SDF Loss, 5-16 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/05/2024 SDF Win, 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/04/2024 VAC Loss, 3-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/02/2024 VAC Win, 9-8 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
06/30/2024 @ SF Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/29/2024 @ SF Win, 3-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
06/28/2024 @ SF Loss, 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/27/2024 HH Win, 6-4 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
06/26/2024 HH Loss, 4-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/22/2024 @ NYN Loss, 1-4 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Loves to toot his own horn.
Personality Class: Selfish
Birthday:10/11/1998
Born in:Collinsville, VA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,800
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:None, 40 Days
Service This Yr:20 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 32 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2017, 10th Pick in Round 1
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2024 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 14 36 7 0 1 3 4 5 0 7 .194 .194 .500 .694 .285 .306 77
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 8 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 4 0 0 0.0 3.5 3.26 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Versus Right   27 6 0 1 3 4 5 0 5 0 0 0 .222 .222 .630 .852
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   15 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .067 .067 .200 .267
Last Week   13 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .154 .154 .385 .538
June   21 6 0 0 3 3 4 0 5 0 0 0 .286 .286 .714 1.000
July   15 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .067 .067 .200 .267
Last Year   6 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .286 .333 .619
Career   64 9 1 1 3 5 7 4 16 1 0 1 .141 .200 .328 .528
Home   21 4 0 1 3 4 4 0 5 0 0 0 .190 .190 .714 .905
Road   15 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Grass   36 7 0 1 3 4 5 0 7 0 0 0 .194 .194 .500 .694
Day   12 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Night   24 3 0 0 3 3 3 0 5 0 0 0 .125 .125 .500 .625
As Starter   30 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 .133 .133 .200 .333
As Reliever / Substitution   6 3 0 0 3 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Pinch Hitting   5 3 0 0 3 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 .600 .600 2.400 3.000
Close/Late   13 5 0 0 3 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 .385 .385 1.077 1.462
Inning 1-3   10 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .100 .100 .300 .400
Inning 4-6   10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Inning 7-9   15 5 0 0 3 3 3 0 4 0 0 0 .333 .333 .933 1.267
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   13 3 0 0 2 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 .231 .231 .692 .923
1 Outs   9 3 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .889 1.222
2 Outs   14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .071 .071 .071 .143
Scoring Position   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Empty   21 6 0 0 3 3 4 0 3 0 0 0 .286 .286 .714 1.000
Runner on 1st   7 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .143 .143 .429 .571
Runner on 2nd   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
First Pitch   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 0-1   4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .750 1.000
Count 0-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Count 1-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 2-0   2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Count 2-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Full Count   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Behind in Count   12 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .250 .250 .417 .667
Ahead in Count   9 3 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Batting 4th   5 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.200 1.800
Batting 5th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   27 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 .074 .074 .148 .222
Batting 9th   2 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Low Leverage   10 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Medium Leverage   17 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 .118 .118 .412 .529
High Leverage   9 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .222 .889 1.111
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE 2024 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 28 81 30 5 0 9 30 20 10 13 .370 .446 .765 1.211 .507 .395 201
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 18 92 1 1 0 3 0 0 62 14 0 0 0.0 26.7 13.34 1.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   18 7 0 0 2 4 3 0 4 0 0 0 .389 .389 .722 1.111
Versus Right   63 23 5 0 7 26 17 10 9 0 0 1 .365 .459 .778 1.237
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   54 19 4 0 5 19 10 4 6 0 0 1 .352 .407 .704 1.110
June   27 11 1 0 4 11 10 6 7 0 0 0 .407 .515 .889 1.404
Last Year   464 134 29 3 13 51 57 25 79 3 0 3 .289 .327 .448 .776
2 Years Ago   486 162 29 2 24 75 77 44 83 4 0 3 .333 .389 .549 .939
Career   2161 629 134 16 92 319 294 162 403 15 0 16 .291 .343 .496 .838
Home   39 17 3 0 6 23 11 4 4 0 0 0 .436 .488 .974 1.463
Road   42 13 2 0 3 7 9 6 9 0 0 1 .310 .408 .571 .980
Grass   76 28 5 0 7 27 18 10 13 0 0 1 .368 .448 .711 1.159
Turf   5 2 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.600 2.000
Day   19 4 0 0 1 6 5 2 2 0 0 1 .211 .318 .368 .687
Night   62 26 5 0 8 24 15 8 11 0 0 0 .419 .486 .887 1.373
As Starter   75 27 4 0 9 27 18 8 12 0 0 0 .360 .422 .773 1.195
As Reliever / Substitution   6 3 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 .500 .667 .667 1.333
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2020 San Francisco - ABA 21 7 22 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 7 0 2 .045 .185 .045 .231 -29 -26 -0.4
2023 Fountain Hills - ABA 24 7 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .167 .286 .333 .619 64 2 -0.0
2024 Dallas - ABA 25 14 36 7 0 1 3 4 5 0 0 0 7 0 0 .194 .194 .500 .694 79 77 -0.1
Total ABA 28 64 9 1 1 3 5 7 4 1 1 16 0 2 .141 .200 .328 .528 36 30 -0.5
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 OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2013 Ft. Worth HS - HS 14 38 163 65 17 0 10 50 41 19 2 0 30 2 1 .399 .467 .687 1.155 171 156 1.7
2014 Georgetown High School - HS 15 39 158 52 9 1 13 43 31 15 2 0 30 4 8 .329 .394 .646 1.040 164 158 1.3
2015 Georgetown High School - HS 16 40 140 49 12 1 9 35 24 20 5 0 33 4 7 .350 .448 .643 1.091 190 186 2.0
2016 Georgetown High School - HS 17 40 153 52 9 2 9 33 37 12 2 0 32 5 4 .340 .395 .601 .997 161 160 1.8
2017 Georgetown High School - HS 18 40 151 51 9 2 12 27 32 24 0 1 28 8 7 .338 .426 .662 1.088 171 165 2.0
2017 Abingdon - R 18 4 16 6 0 1 2 4 3 3 0 0 2 1 0 .375 .474 .875 1.349 249 254 0.4
2017 Deltaville - A 18 30 116 38 5 2 10 26 19 9 2 2 20 2 5 .328 .380 .664 1.044 178 172 1.3
2018 Rohnert Park - AA 19 116 437 136 28 1 30 89 66 43 2 3 93 9 17 .311 .373 .586 .959 179 181 6.0
2018 New Rochelle - AAA 19 23 87 17 2 2 4 12 12 5 0 1 22 2 3 .195 .237 .402 .639 89 88 0.2
2019 (SF) Newport News - DL 20 42 164 61 14 1 15 48 46 22 4 0 24 1 3 .372 .458 .744 1.202 177 177 2.5
2019 Rohnert Park - AA 20 21 81 28 5 5 7 18 20 4 1 0 10 3 3 .346 .384 .790 1.174 225 230 1.5
2019 New Rochelle - AAA 20 60 240 73 12 4 10 39 31 22 4 2 40 4 16 .304 .369 .512 .882 158 161 2.3
2020 New Rochelle - AAA 21 76 269 66 15 3 10 34 29 17 4 1 68 7 8 .245 .299 .435 .734 115 116 1.0
2020 Fremont - AAA 21 22 81 27 3 1 5 12 10 9 0 1 8 2 3 .333 .396 .580 .976 191 205 1.4
2020 Total - AAA 21 98 350 93 18 4 15 46 39 26 4 2 76 9 11 .266 .322 .469 .791 133 138 2.4
2021 Fremont - AAA 22 127 453 120 39 1 17 66 58 30 1 3 90 1 0 .265 .310 .468 .778 127 127 3.4
2022 Quebec - AAA 23 120 486 162 29 2 24 75 77 44 3 4 83 2 1 .333 .389 .549 .939 163 160 5.5
2023 Quebec - AAA 24 119 464 134 29 3 13 51 57 25 3 3 79 1 2 .289 .327 .448 .776 118 111 1.7
2024 Lubbock - AAA 25 28 81 30 5 0 9 30 20 10 1 0 13 0 0 .370 .446 .765 1.211 204 201 1.2
Total AAA 575 2161 629 134 16 92 319 294 162 16 15 403 19 33 .291 .343 .496 .838 139 138
Total AA 137 518 164 33 6 37 107 86 47 3 3 103 12 20 .317 .375 .618 .993 186 188
Total A 30 116 38 5 2 10 26 19 9 2 2 20 2 5 .328 .380 .664 1.044 178 172
Total AHS 197 765 269 56 6 53 188 165 90 11 1 153 23 27 .352 .427 .648 1.075 171 165
Total AR 4 16 6 0 1 2 4 3 3 0 0 2 1 0 .375 .474 .875 1.349 249 254
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 San Francisco - ABA 1B 7 7 48 6 5 55 1 .982 59.0 8.24 -0.2 .956
2023 Fountain Hills - ABA 1B 5 1 14 1 2 15 0 1.000 14.0 9.64 +0.1 1.003
2023 Fountain Hills - ABA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Dallas - ABA 1B 7 5 36 6 4 42 0 1.000 47.1 7.99 -0.1 1.024
2024 Lubbock - AAA 1B 20 14 127 11 16 139 1 .993 134.0 9.27 -0.5 1.007
2024 Dallas - ABA 2B 4 3 9 7 1 17 1 .941 27.0 5.33 -0.5 .916
2024 Lubbock - AAA 2B 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.1 1.041
2024 Lubbock - AAA LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.3 1.016
TOTAL 1B 39 27 225 24 27 251 2 .992 254.1 8.81 -0.6 .995
TOTAL 2B 7 3 10 8 1 19 1 .947 31.0 5.23 -0.4 .929
TOTAL LF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 11.0 0.82 -0.3 1.016
PLAYER HISTORY
02/19/2013 Joined the Ft. Worth HS Waveriders.
04/07/2013 Was selected to the 2013 ABA High School All-Star Game.
04/19/2013 Injured on 04/18/2013, diagnosed with a thumb contusion, is day-to-day.
05/13/2013 Wins the 2013 AHS SL1 Division Series MVP Award.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (80); Power: 40 (70); Eye: 35 (60).
04/13/2014 Injured on 04/12/2014, diagnosed with a jammed finger, is day-to-day.
09/21/2014 Injured (stomach virus),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (80); Power: 45 (70); Eye: 40 (60).
04/13/2015 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days.
04/27/2015 Injured (bruised calf),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (80); Power: 45 (70); Eye: 45 (65).
04/12/2016 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (80); Power: 45 (65); Eye: 45 (60).
04/06/2017 Goes 5-5 against the North Cobb Christian High School Eagles, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI and 4 R.
04/15/2017 Was selected to the 2017 ABA High School All-Star Game.
04/27/2017 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
06/07/2017 Released by the Georgetown High School Eagles.
06/07/2017 Drafted in the 2017 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick) by the San Francisco Fire.
06/18/2017 Signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Fire organization with a signing bonus of $45,000.
06/24/2017 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 7-8 weeks.
09/04/2017 Injured (bruised finger),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (80); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 35 (40).
05/26/2018 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for one week.
06/10/2018 Was selected to the 2018 ABA Double A All-Star Game.
08/06/2018 Wins the AA E-AA Player of the Week Award.
08/27/2018 Wins the AA E-AA Player of the Week Award.
09/01/2018 Wins the AA E-AA Batter of the Month Award.
10/16/2018 Wins the 2018 AA E-AA Platinum Stick Award at 1B.
10/19/2018 Finished 2nd in 2018 AA E-AA Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (75); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 35 (45).
04/09/2019 Injured (concussion),out for 6 weeks.
06/28/2019 Injured (bone bruise (wrist)),out for 3 weeks.
12/15/2019 Named to the 2019 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (SF) Newport News Shipbuilders.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (75); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 40 (40).
05/30/2020 Hits three home runs against the Spokane Selects, going 3-4 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored!
06/12/2020 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
07/31/2020 Was traded by the San Francisco Fire to the Oakland Invaders, along with RF Ben King, in exchange for a 2nd round draft pick.
10/15/2020 Wins the 2020 ABA Development League World Series with the Fremont Marshalls!
12/01/2020 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $12,400.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
04/01/2021 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Oakland Invaders development complex.
05/25/2021 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
09/17/2021 Injured (concussion),day-to-day for one week.
11/01/2021 Was traded by the Oakland Invaders to the Cleveland Brawlers, along with RP Chi-yong Har, 1B Chris Dietel, LF Tom Coon, and SP Ken Bixby, in exchange for SP Mark Moore, RP Bryan Donaghy, SP Kasey Acree, and LF Dave Poth.
11/25/2021 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $12,600.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
03/02/2022 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 1 day.
04/16/2022 Goes 5-5 against the Baxter Springs Marshals, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI and 2 R.
05/01/2022 Wins the AAA SC Batter of the Month Award.
06/13/2022 Wins the AAA SC Player of the Week Award.
06/19/2022 Was selected to the 2022 ABA Development League All-Star Game.
06/25/2022 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/29/2022 Named the #97 prospect in the ABA
07/20/2022 Was selected to the 2022 American Baseball Association All-Star Futures Game.
08/30/2022 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for 3 weeks.
10/29/2022 Wins the 2022 AAA SC Platinum Stick Award at 1B.
11/01/2022 Named the #93 prospect in the ABA
11/01/2022 Finished 2nd in 2022 AAA SC Most Valuable Player Award voting.
11/25/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $13,200.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
07/19/2023 Was selected to the 2023 American Baseball Association All-Star Futures Game.
07/31/2023 Wins the AAA SC Player of the Week Award.
09/08/2023 Injured (strained back),out for 3-4 weeks.
11/22/2023 Became a free agent.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
05/06/2024 Signed a minor league contract with the Dallas Dragons organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2019 42 10
Year H Rank
2019 61 5
Year TB Rank
2019 122 6
Year 2B Rank
2019 14 4
Year HR Rank
2019 15 9
Year RBI Rank
2019 48 6
Year R Rank
2019 46 7
Year EBH Rank
2019 30 3
Year AVG Rank
2019 .372 8
Year SLG Rank
2019 .744 10
Year RC Rank
2019 55.68 4
Year RC/27 Rank
2019 13.92 9
Year wOBA Rank
2019 .486 8
Year OPS Rank
2019 1.202 9
Year WAR Rank
2019 2.3 4
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