Ryan Howard

Ryan Howard
Howard with the Phillies in 2015
First baseman
Born: (1979-11-19) November 19, 1979 (age 44) Florissant, Missouri, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 1, 2004, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 2016, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average	.258
Home runs	382
Runs batted in	1,194
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (2004–2016)
Career highlights and awards
3× All-Star (2006, 2009, 2010) World Series champion (2008) NL MVP (2006) NL Rookie of the Year (2005) NLCS MVP (2009) Silver Slugger Award (2006) NL Hank Aaron Award (2006) 2× MLB home run leader (2006, 2008) 3× MLB RBI leader (2006, 2008, 2009)

Ryan James Howard (born November 19, 1979), nicknamed "the Big Piece", is an American former professional baseball first baseman. Howard spent his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career playing for the Philadelphia Phillies, from 2004 to 2016. He is known for being the fastest player in baseball history to reach 100 home runs and 200 home runs. Howard holds numerous Phillies franchise records.

Howard made his MLB debut in 2004. He won the National League (NL) Rookie of the Year Award in 2005 and the NL Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award in 2006. Howard was a three-time NL All-Star (2006, 2009, 2010), and won the Silver Slugger Award, Hank Aaron Award, and the NL Championship Series MVP Award in 2009. Known for his power, Howard is a member of the 50 home run club. He was a two-time NL home run champion (2006, 2008), and became the fastest player to reach both the 100 and 200 home run milestones in MLB history, passing the marks in 2007 and 2009, respectively. He is also tied with Sammy Sosa for the most National League 140 RBI seasons at three and the most National League 130 RBI seasons at four.^[1] From 2006 to 2009, he hit 198 home runs, hitting at least 45 in each season. By the time he reached thirty years old, he had hit 222 home runs in 732 games. Over the remaining 840 games of his career, he proceeded to hit 160 home runs before playing his last major league game at the age of 36.