C Matthew Howard #12
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/31/2027
C MATTHEW HOWARD #12 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
22 90 27 6 1 3 11 7 23 .300 .351 .489 1 1.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 4 4 4 4
BABIP 4 4 4 4
Avoid K's 4 4 4 4
Gap 8 8 7 8
Power 5 6 5 6
Eye 5 6 5 5
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 45
Errors: - 35 45
Arm: 60 50 45
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
10/10/2027 @ STL Loss, 1-7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/08/2027 STL Loss, 1-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/07/2027 STL Loss, 1-3 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
10/02/2027 @ NYC Win, 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/01/2027 @ NYC Win, 6-3 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/29/2027 NYC Win, 7-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/2027 NYC Win, 4-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/26/2027 @ MIA Win, 9-8 3 1 2 2 1 2 0 1
09/25/2027 @ MIA Win, 4-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/24/2027 @ MIA Win, 5-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Lights up a room.
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:2028 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 71 Days
Service This Yr:158 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 71 Days
Pro Service:4 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 2027 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 22 90 27 6 1 3 11 12 7 23 .300 .351 .489 .839 .371 .189 128
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 22 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 10 1 1 50.0 15.8 6.65 1.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   18 7 2 0 1 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 .389 .450 .667 1.117
Versus Right   72 20 4 1 2 7 10 5 19 0 0 0 .278 .325 .444 .769
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
August   32 6 1 0 0 1 3 1 9 0 0 0 .188 .212 .219 .431
September   58 21 5 1 3 10 9 6 14 0 0 0 .362 .422 .638 1.060
Spring Training   35 12 2 1 3 9 13 2 8 0 1 0 .343 .378 .714 1.093
Postseason   21 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 6 0 4 0 .095 .136 .238 .374
Last Year   267 58 16 1 6 36 34 29 85 2 6 3 .217 .299 .352 .651
2 Years Ago   315 85 18 3 9 35 46 40 93 4 2 1 .270 .350 .432 .782
Career   711 182 42 5 19 85 94 79 213 6 8 4 .256 .331 .409 .741
Home   33 11 4 0 0 3 6 1 3 0 0 0 .333 .353 .455 .807
Road   57 16 2 1 3 8 6 6 20 0 0 0 .281 .349 .509 .858
Grass   75 21 6 1 1 7 9 4 19 0 0 0 .280 .316 .427 .743
Turf   15 6 0 0 2 4 3 3 4 0 0 0 .400 .500 .800 1.300
Day   31 9 3 0 2 4 5 3 8 0 0 0 .290 .353 .581 .934
Night   59 18 3 1 1 7 7 4 15 0 0 0 .305 .349 .441 .790
As Starter   90 27 6 1 3 11 12 7 23 0 0 0 .300 .351 .489 .839
Close/Late   24 9 2 1 0 2 4 1 4 0 0 0 .375 .400 .542 .942
Inning 1-3   23 6 2 0 0 2 1 2 9 0 0 0 .261 .320 .348 .668
Inning 4-6   34 9 2 0 2 5 4 2 6 0 0 0 .265 .306 .500 .806
Inning 7-9   26 10 1 1 1 4 5 3 6 0 0 0 .385 .448 .615 1.064
Extra Innings   7 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
0 Outs   27 8 2 0 0 1 6 0 6 0 0 0 .296 .296 .370 .667
1 Outs   26 6 1 0 2 4 3 2 10 0 0 0 .231 .286 .500 .786
2 Outs   37 13 3 1 1 6 3 5 7 0 0 0 .351 .429 .568 .996
Scoring Position   26 7 1 1 0 7 3 3 5 0 0 0 .269 .345 .385 .729
Bases Empty   46 16 5 0 2 2 7 2 13 0 0 0 .348 .375 .587 .962
Runner on 1st   18 4 0 0 1 2 2 2 5 0 0 0 .222 .300 .389 .689
Runner on 2nd   10 3 0 1 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 .300 .300 .500 .800
Runner on 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   7 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 .143 .333 .286 .619
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   5 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Two Strikes   50 11 2 0 0 4 4 6 23 0 0 0 .220 .304 .260 .564
First Pitch   8 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Count 0-1   9 3 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .778 1.111
Count 0-2   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Count 1-0   5 3 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.800 2.400
Count 1-1   13 6 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .462 .462 .769 1.231
Count 1-2   21 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 11 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Count 2-2   10 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Full Count   10 4 2 0 0 2 1 6 2 0 0 0 .400 .625 .600 1.225
Behind in Count   39 7 1 0 1 3 3 0 18 0 0 0 .179 .179 .282 .462
Ahead in Count   10 4 2 1 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .455 1.100 1.555
Batting 8th   14 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 .071 .133 .071 .205
Batting 9th   76 26 6 1 3 11 12 6 17 0 0 0 .342 .390 .566 .956
Low Leverage   43 12 2 0 2 3 4 6 13 0 0 0 .279 .367 .465 .832
Medium Leverage   24 6 1 0 1 4 5 0 6 0 0 0 .250 .250 .417 .667
High Leverage   23 9 3 1 0 4 3 1 4 0 0 0 .391 .417 .609 1.025
PBC RESERVE LEAGUE ONE 2027 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 5 16 5 0 0 1 3 4 5 1 .312 .476 .500 .976 .441 .188 180
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 5 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0.0 4.4 10.87 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   6 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .625 .500 1.125
Versus Right   10 2 0 0 1 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 .200 .385 .500 .885
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
August   16 5 0 0 1 3 4 5 1 0 0 0 .312 .476 .500 .976
Career   126 34 6 1 7 19 23 17 25 1 1 3 .270 .367 .500 .867
Road   16 5 0 0 1 3 4 5 1 0 0 0 .312 .476 .500 .976
Grass   16 5 0 0 1 3 4 5 1 0 0 0 .312 .476 .500 .976
Day   8 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 .125 .364 .125 .489
Night   8 4 0 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .500 .600 .875 1.475
As Starter   16 5 0 0 1 3 4 5 1 0 0 0 .312 .476 .500 .976
Close/Late   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Inning 1-3   7 2 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 .286 .444 .714 1.159
Inning 4-6   6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Inning 7-9   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 .333 1.000
0 Outs   4 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
1 Outs   5 2 0 0 1 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 .400 .625 1.000 1.625
2 Outs   7 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Scoring Position   6 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 .167 .444 .167 .611
Bases Empty   7 3 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 .429 .500 .857 1.357
Runner on 1st   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Runner on 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   9 3 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
First Pitch   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-2   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.500 3.500
Full Count   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .750 .000 .750
Behind in Count   8 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Ahead in Count   3 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 .667 .800 1.667 2.467
Batting 4th   16 5 0 0 1 3 4 5 1 0 0 0 .312 .476 .500 .976
Low Leverage   5 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .400 .571 1.000 1.571
Medium Leverage   9 3 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .455 .333 .788
High Leverage   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .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
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 .782 117 115 3.2
2026 Toronto - PBC 26 79 267 58 16 1 6 36 34 29 3 2 85 8 4 .217 .299 .352 .651 85 78 2.3
2027 Toronto - PBC 27 22 90 27 6 1 3 11 12 7 0 0 23 1 1 .300 .351 .489 .839 127 128 1.1
Total PBC 202 711 182 42 5 19 85 94 79 4 6 213 39 24 .256 .331 .409 .741 106 103 6.8
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
2027 Montreal - AAA 27 5 16 5 0 0 1 3 4 5 0 0 1 0 0 .312 .476 .500 .976 164 180 0.3
Total AAA 36 126 34 6 1 7 19 23 17 3 1 25 12 5 .270 .367 .500 .867 123 127
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 70 61 1.3
2026 Toronto - PBC 26 11 43 9 2 0 0 2 4 1 1 0 19 1 0 .209 .244 .256 .500 43 36 1.9
2027 Toronto - PBC 27 7 21 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 6 0 1 .095 .136 .238 .374 0 -27 0.1
Total PBC 37 131 23 7 1 2 11 9 7 1 0 50 3 4 .176 .223 .290 .513 41 28
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
2026 Toronto - Pro C 79 77 771 57 1 830 2 .998 696.1 10.70 +4.1 1.059 2 84 34 40.5
2027 Toronto - Pro C 22 22 235 5 2 241 1 .996 213.1 10.12 -0.0 .965 1 16 3 18.8
2027 Montreal - AAA C 5 5 28 0 0 28 0 1.000 42.0 6.00 +0.1 .000 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL C 266 263 2425 235 10 2674 14 .995 2362.0 10.14 +4.6 1.037 13 406 144 35.5
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.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6).
05/16/2026 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/06/2026 Was selected to the 2026 Professional Baseball Circuit All-Star Game.
08/08/2026 Earned 2026 Professional Baseball Circuit All-Star Game MVP honors.
11/19/2026 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 6 (6).
03/31/2027 Injured (broken kneecap),out for 4 months.
10/12/2027 Wins the 2027 PBC Reserve League One Championship Cup with the Montreal Maroons!
11/17/2027 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $100,000.
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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