C Matthew Howard #12
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
12/31/2025
C MATTHEW HOWARD #12 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
88 315 85 18 3 9 35 40 93 .270 .350 .432 28 3.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 4 5 4 4
BABIP 4 5 4 5
Avoid K's 4 5 4 4
Gap 8 8 7 8
Power 6 6 6 6
Eye 6 6 6 6
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 45
Errors: - 35 45
Arm: 60 50 50
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 70 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 65 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 75
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/22/2025 @ ELP Loss, 4-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10/21/2025 @ ELP Loss, 1-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10/19/2025 ELP Loss, 2-4 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
10/18/2025 ELP Loss, 2-11 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10/16/2025 CHI Win, 8-1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
10/14/2025 @ CHI Win, 4-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10/13/2025 @ CHI Loss, 5-9 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
10/12/2025 @ CHI Win, 4-3 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
10/10/2025 CHI Win, 2-1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10/09/2025 CHI Loss, 2-3 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
PERSONALITY
He's a crowd pleaser. They love his work ethic and personality.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Loyalty, Work Ethic
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:08/08/1999
Born in:Randleman, NC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$100,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 71 Days
Service This Yr:158 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 71 Days
Pro Service:2 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2022, 16th Pick in Round 4
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CIRCUIT 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 88 315 85 18 3 9 35 46 40 93 .270 .350 .432 .782 .339 .162 112
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 88 362 1 3 0 5 2 4 136 30 28 15 65.1 47.9 5.05 3.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   82 22 1 2 2 10 13 19 22 1 0 1 .268 .408 .402 .810
Versus Right   233 63 17 1 7 25 33 21 71 3 2 0 .270 .327 .442 .769
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   14 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 7 0 1 0 .143 .200 .357 .557
May   62 18 1 1 1 7 7 13 16 1 1 0 .290 .408 .387 .795
June   57 14 4 0 4 4 11 8 18 0 0 0 .246 .338 .526 .865
July   65 18 5 0 2 6 8 6 17 1 0 0 .277 .333 .446 .779
August   57 19 3 1 1 5 9 5 16 0 0 1 .333 .397 .474 .871
September   60 14 5 1 0 12 10 7 19 2 0 0 .233 .304 .350 .654
All-Star Game   2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Spring Training   48 16 3 0 1 8 8 4 17 0 0 1 .333 .396 .458 .855
Postseason   55 11 5 0 1 6 3 5 21 0 0 0 .200 .267 .345 .612
Last Year   39 12 2 0 1 3 2 3 12 0 0 0 .308 .357 .436 .793
Career   354 97 20 3 10 38 48 43 105 4 2 1 .274 .351 .432 .783
Home   153 45 9 3 5 19 25 21 36 1 1 0 .294 .377 .490 .867
Road   162 40 9 0 4 16 21 19 57 3 1 1 .247 .324 .377 .701
Grass   300 77 16 3 9 34 44 39 89 4 2 0 .257 .338 .420 .758
Turf   15 8 2 0 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 1 .533 .588 .667 1.255
Day   202 59 15 2 7 22 32 26 58 3 1 0 .292 .368 .490 .858
Night   113 26 3 1 2 13 14 14 35 1 1 1 .230 .318 .327 .645
As Starter   315 85 18 3 9 35 46 40 93 4 2 1 .270 .350 .432 .782
Close/Late   58 12 3 0 1 5 6 8 19 0 1 0 .207 .303 .310 .613
Inning 1-3   102 23 7 0 2 13 9 11 34 3 0 1 .225 .299 .353 .652
Inning 4-6   115 39 3 3 6 17 26 19 30 1 1 0 .339 .430 .574 1.004
Inning 7-9   96 22 8 0 1 5 11 10 29 0 1 0 .229 .302 .344 .646
Extra Innings   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
0 Outs   100 27 3 0 3 5 13 3 25 1 1 0 .270 .288 .390 .678
1 Outs   115 30 11 1 3 13 21 17 38 3 1 0 .261 .348 .452 .800
2 Outs   100 28 4 2 3 17 12 20 30 0 0 1 .280 .405 .450 .855
Scoring Position   88 22 4 1 2 28 14 18 36 4 2 0 .250 .364 .386 .750
Bases Empty   191 54 14 2 7 7 28 17 49 0 0 1 .283 .344 .487 .831
Runner on 1st   36 9 0 0 0 0 4 5 8 0 0 0 .250 .341 .250 .591
Runner on 2nd   31 8 2 0 1 6 6 7 13 0 2 0 .258 .395 .419 .814
Runner on 3rd   13 7 2 1 0 8 4 3 4 1 0 0 .538 .588 .846 1.434
Runner on 1st & 2nd   20 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 10 0 0 0 .100 .250 .100 .350
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 3 0 0 1 6 2 2 3 0 0 0 .250 .357 .500 .857
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Bases Loaded   12 2 0 0 0 6 1 0 6 1 0 0 .167 .154 .167 .321
Two Strikes   171 30 7 0 2 10 14 9 93 2 0 0 .175 .214 .251 .466
First Pitch   47 16 2 0 1 3 6 3 0 1 2 1 .340 .385 .447 .831
Count 0-1   18 8 2 0 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 1.056 1.500
Count 0-2   27 5 1 0 1 3 1 0 12 0 0 0 .185 .185 .333 .519
Count 1-0   23 10 0 1 2 10 7 0 0 1 0 0 .435 .417 .783 1.199
Count 1-1   19 8 4 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .421 .421 .737 1.158
Count 1-2   57 9 3 0 1 4 6 0 33 1 0 0 .158 .155 .263 .418
Count 2-0   9 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .667 1.111
Count 2-1   20 7 2 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 .350 .350 .450 .800
Count 2-2   47 6 2 0 0 1 2 0 29 1 0 0 .128 .125 .170 .295
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 2 1 0 1 1 3 12 0 0 0 0 .250 .700 .750 1.450
Full Count   40 10 1 0 0 2 5 9 19 0 0 0 .250 .388 .275 .663
Behind in Count   102 22 6 0 5 11 10 0 45 1 0 0 .216 .214 .422 .635
Ahead in Count   60 23 3 2 3 15 20 28 0 1 0 0 .383 .573 .650 1.223
Batting 2nd   19 7 1 1 0 7 4 2 5 1 0 0 .368 .409 .526 .935
Batting 3rd   57 11 2 0 1 5 6 5 17 1 0 1 .193 .266 .281 .546
Batting 5th   145 43 13 1 4 13 24 14 42 1 0 0 .297 .356 .483 .839
Batting 6th   54 15 1 0 2 7 5 10 15 1 2 0 .278 .385 .407 .792
Batting 7th   30 7 1 0 2 2 5 5 10 0 0 0 .233 .343 .467 .810
Batting 8th   10 2 0 1 0 1 2 4 4 0 0 0 .200 .429 .400 .829
Low Leverage   159 42 8 3 5 10 25 18 45 0 0 1 .264 .343 .447 .789
Medium Leverage   104 28 6 0 3 14 19 19 34 3 2 0 .269 .373 .413 .786
High Leverage   48 12 1 0 1 11 2 3 14 1 0 0 .250 .288 .333 .622
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
2024 Toronto - PBC 24 13 39 12 2 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 12 2 4 .308 .357 .436 .793 117 120 0.1
2025 Toronto - PBC 25 88 315 85 18 3 9 35 46 40 1 4 93 28 15 .270 .350 .432 .782 115 112 3.1
Total PBC 101 354 97 20 3 10 38 48 43 1 4 105 30 19 .274 .351 .432 .783 115 113 3.2
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
2022 Total - 22 62 245 69 24 5 16 47 71 61 5 1 80 21 8 .282 .433 .616 1.049 100 100 3.4
2023 Stockton - A+ 23 8 19 4 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 6 0 1 .211 .250 .263 .513 34 31 -0.2
2023 Ottawa - AA 23 28 109 25 4 0 4 11 13 5 2 0 31 9 6 .229 .276 .376 .652 67 63 0.0
2024 Montreal - AAA 24 31 110 29 6 1 6 16 19 12 3 1 24 12 5 .264 .349 .500 .849 116 118 1.3
Total AAA 31 110 29 6 1 6 16 19 12 3 1 24 12 5 .264 .349 .500 .849 116 118
Total AA 28 109 25 4 0 4 11 13 5 2 0 31 9 6 .229 .276 .376 .652 67 63
Total A+ 8 19 4 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 6 0 1 .211 .250 .263 .513 34 31
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
2024 Toronto - PBC 24 4 12 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 .083 .083 .250 .333 -13 -37 -0.0
2025 Toronto - PBC 25 15 55 11 5 0 1 6 3 5 0 0 21 2 3 .200 .267 .345 .612 68 60 1.3
Total PBC 19 67 12 5 1 1 7 4 5 0 0 25 2 3 .179 .236 .328 .564 54 42
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2023 Ottawa - AA C 27 27 187 29 2 219 3 .986 234.0 8.31 +0.1 1.244 1 51 18 35.3
2023 Stockton - A+ C 4 3 28 5 0 33 0 1.000 29.2 10.01 +0.4 1.084 0 5 3 60.0
2023 Stockton - A+ 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Stockton - A+ LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Stockton - A+ CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Stockton - A+ RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.1 2.70 +0.1 1.079
2024 Toronto - Pro C 10 10 85 15 2 100 0 1.000 93.0 9.68 +0.0 1.064 2 22 9 40.9
2024 Montreal - AAA C 31 31 206 36 1 244 2 .992 269.2 8.08 +1.5 .900 1 50 22 44.0
2024 Toronto - Pro LF 1 0 3 0 0 4 1 .750 6.2 4.05 +0.3 1.015
2024 Toronto - Pro CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Toronto - Pro C 88 88 885 88 2 979 6 .994 784.0 11.17 -1.6 .987 6 178 55 30.9
TOTAL C 160 159 1391 173 7 1575 11 .993 1410.1 9.98 +0.4 1.028 10 306 107 35.0
TOTAL LF 1 0 3 0 0 4 1 .750 6.2 4.05 +0.3 1.015
TOTAL RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.1 2.70 +0.1 1.079
PLAYER HISTORY
10/30/2022 Drafted in the 2022 first-year player draft out of college (University of Oregon; Eugene, OR) by the San Francisco Peanuts. (Round 4, Pick 16, 70th overall pick).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 5 (7); Eye: 5 (8).
08/21/2023 Was traded by the San Francisco Peanuts to the Toronto Titans, along with SS Steve Kim, in exchange for RP Matthew Browning and $50,000.
12/10/2023 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Toronto Titans development complex.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 5 (7); Eye: 5 (7).
11/19/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 5 (6).
01/20/2025 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Toronto Titans development complex.
08/07/2025 Was selected to the 2025 Professional Baseball Circuit All-Star Game.
11/03/2025 Wins the 2025 PBC EC Platinum Stick Award at C.
11/04/2025 Finished 3rd in 2025 PBC EC Rookie of the Year Award voting.
11/15/2025 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
12/04/2025 Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Toronto Titans development complex.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2025 88 1
Year SF Rank
2025 4 6
Year WAR Rank
2025 3.0 9
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