What years did Spencer Howard play?

Spencer Howard played in Major League Baseball from 2020 to 2024.

Was Spencer Howard a pitcher?

Yes. Spencer Howard pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 136 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Spencer Howard hit?

Spencer Howard hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What was Spencer Howard's career batting average?

Spencer Howard batted .333 over his career, with 2 hits in 6 at bats.

What was Spencer Howard's career ERA?

Spencer Howard finished with a 7.00 career ERA, going 4-13 with 136 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Spencer Howard have?

Spencer Howard recorded 136 career strikeouts.

Spencer Howard

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2020-2024)

Spencer Howard was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2020 to 2024 for 4 teams, including the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 5 seasons. Across 47 career appearances, he went 4-13 with a 7.00 ERA and 136 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 4–13

ERA 7.00

WHIP 1.74

SO 136

Pitcher PIV -3992.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 210 lb
Born: 7/28/1996 in San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2020-08-09

Full name: Spencer Lee Howard

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Career Pitching Statistics

Spencer Howard — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
4	13	47	32	0	0	0	144.0	181	112	31	69	136	7.00	-3992.6

Career ERA 7.00 vs. league average 4.19 across their career seasons — 67.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Spencer Howard — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2020	PHI	NL	1	2	6	6	24.1	30	16	10	23	5.92	4.45 (-33%)	-857.4
2021	PHI	NL	0	2	11	7	28.1	25	18	17	31	5.72	4.27 (-34%)	177.0
2021	TEX	AL	0	3	8	8	21.1	28	23	10	21	9.70	4.27 (-127%)	-740.7
2022	TEX	AL	2	4	10	8	37.2	50	31	15	32	7.41	3.97 (-87%)	-2694.0
2023	TEX	AL	0	0	3	0	3.1	4	4	3	2	10.80	—	0.0
2024	SFN	NL	1	1	7	2	24.0	33	15	11	21	5.62	4.08 (-38%)	122.6
2024	CLE	AL	0	1	2	1	5.0	11	5	3	6	9.00	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			4	13	47	32	144.0	181	112	69	136	7.00	—	-3,993

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Spencer Howard — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
47	6	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.333	.333	.500	.833	0

Career AVG .333 vs. league average .245 across their career seasons — +36.3% above league average.

Career OBP .333 vs. league average .316 across their career seasons — +5.6% above league average.

Career SLG .500 vs. league average .406 across their career seasons — +23.2% above league average.

Career OPS .833 vs. league average .722 across their career seasons — +15.5% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Spencer Howard — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	2B	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2020	PHI	NL	6	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	PHI	NL	11	6	2	1	3	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	TEX	AL	8	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	TEX	AL	10	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	TEX	AL	3	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	SFN	NL	7	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	CLE	AL	2	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			47	6	2	1	3	.333	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Spencer Howard — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	22	2	0	1	0	0	.500
Away	25	4	0	1	0	0	.250

Pitching — Home / Away

Spencer Howard — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	22	70.1	100	60	38	63	7.68
Away	25	73.2	81	52	31	73	6.35

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Spencer Howard — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2024-07-20	CLE	SDP	—	2.0	4	4	1	0	2	2
2024-07-11	CLE	DET	L	3.0	7	4	4	3	4	1
2024-06-29	SFG	LAD	—	2.2	6	6	6	2	0	1
2024-06-24	SFG	CHC	W	4.2	4	0	0	1	8	0
2024-06-19	SFG	CHC	—	1.0	4	3	2	1	3	0
2024-06-14	SFG	LAA	L	2.1	7	4	4	4	1	0
2024-06-08	SFG	TEX	—	4.2	3	1	1	3	2	0
2024-06-03	SFG	AZ	—	4.2	4	2	2	0	3	1
2024-05-28	SFG	PHI	—	4.0	5	0	0	0	4	0
2023-07-28	TEX	SDP	—	2.0	0	0	0	2	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Spencer Howard — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	47	32	7	11	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Spencer Howard — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A
2020	PHI	P	6	6	3	1
2021	PHI	P	11	7	2	3
2021	TEX	P	8	8	0	1
2022	TEX	P	10	8	1	4
2023	TEX	P	3	0	1	0
2024	SFN	P	7	2	0	2
2024	CLE	P	2	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Spencer Howard — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	47

Spencer Howard: the record in brief

Spencer Howard debuted in the major leagues on August 9, 2020. Club by club, the record runs the Philadelphia Phillies (2020 to 2021), the Texas Rangers (2021 to 2023), the San Francisco Giants (2024), and the Cleveland Guardians (2024). Born on July 28, 1996, in San Luis Obispo, CA, USA, Howard is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Howard's listed size is 6 feet, 3 inches and 210 pounds. Spencer Howard was the playing name; the full given name is Spencer Lee.

Howard went 4-13 with a 7.00 ERA in 47 games, 32 of them starts. The same table counts 136 strikeouts. The league ERA over Howard's seasons was 4.19, so the 7.00 figure ran 67.3% worse than average. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 5.62 in 2024, when the league's was 4.08.

Howard appears at one position only: pitcher, in 47 games. Fielding on the mound produced 7 putouts and 11 assists against 0 errors.

Howard's game-by-game log, linked below the splits, holds 94 games from Retrosheet.

Frequently Asked Questions about Spencer Howard

What years did Spencer Howard play?: Spencer Howard played in Major League Baseball from 2020 to 2024.
Was Spencer Howard a pitcher?: Yes. Spencer Howard pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 136 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Spencer Howard hit?: Spencer Howard hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What was Spencer Howard's career batting average?: Spencer Howard batted .333 over his career, with 2 hits in 6 at bats.
What was Spencer Howard's career ERA?: Spencer Howard finished with a 7.00 career ERA, going 4-13 with 136 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Spencer Howard have?: Spencer Howard recorded 136 career strikeouts.