#81 James Howser, Centerfield, 33 yrs, San Diego Padres

#81 James Howser, Centerfield, 33 yrs, San Diego Padres
Tuesday, 10/16/2025

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James Howser

8/28/1992
33
USA
6"1
175

Centerfield
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3.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 6,000,000
2027
9 Year(s), 14 Days (1562 total Days)
172 Day(s)
11 Year(s)
Not eligible

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	59	75	69	26	60
Versus LHP	43	68	68	22	52
Versus RHP	66	78	70	27	63
Talent	60	78	79	34	65

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72
81
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2
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Fielding Ratings
CF : 81 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 76 (Range), .973 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 5
Infield Arm : 22
Outfield Arm : 19

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/20	@PIT	L 6-7	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	#5
9/21	@PIT	W 15-1	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	2	#5
9/23	@COL	W 13-9	5	2	2	1	0	1	3	0	1	#5
9/24	SFN	L 2-4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	#5
9/25	SFN	L 4-11	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#5
9/26	ATL	L 4-7	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	#5
9/27	@CIN	W 5-3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	#5
9/28	NYN	W 6-5	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	#8
10/1	@LAN	L 4-5	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	#5
10/3	CHN	L 5-6	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	#4

Batting Stats 2025

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	150	538	159	29	4	22	79	110	39	100	.296	.354	.487	.841	.918	.191
Projected	150	538	159	29	4	22	79	110	39	100	.296	.354	.487	.841	.918	.191

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	140	593	12	8	0	7	0	4	262	55	56	16	77.8	103.3	6.9

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	76	19	4	0	3	11	15	6	24	2	0	3	.250	.322	.421	.743
vs. RHP	462	140	25	4	19	68	95	33	76	2	0	9	.303	.360	.498	.858
Close/Late	51	9	3	0	0	1	8	6	10	0	0	0	.176	.263	.235	.498
Scoring Position	143	41	3	0	8	56	0	13	29	4	0	3	.287	.350	.476	.825
Pinch Hitting	6	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.571	.500	1.071

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	77	259	67	10	1	12	41	46	16	48	.259	.308	.444	.752
Road	73	279	92	19	3	10	38	64	23	52	.330	.395	.527	.922
March/April	25	102	38	4	2	4	21	23	3	17	.373	.404	.569	.972
May	26	89	20	6	1	3	11	18	9	18	.225	.300	.416	.716
June	24	84	31	8	0	2	9	20	7	13	.369	.436	.536	.972
July	24	83	20	2	1	3	10	13	7	21	.241	.297	.398	.694
August	26	89	19	3	0	1	6	13	6	18	.213	.283	.281	.564
Sept/Oct	25	91	31	6	0	9	22	23	7	13	.341	.400	.703	1.103

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2016	14	18	6	2	0	1	5	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	.333	.333	.611	.944	CHN
2017	77	126	37	11	0	4	23	20	8	0	0	21	9	6	.294	.336	.476	.812	CHN SDN
2018	137	508	142	33	8	9	55	80	20	5	4	66	50	11	.280	.311	.429	.740	SDN
2019	157	594	183	34	6	18	75	103	36	6	3	82	65	21	.308	.352	.476	.829	SDN
2020	146	557	135	26	3	15	67	78	34	8	2	77	56	15	.242	.295	.381	.675	SDN
2021	147	569	174	40	13	19	94	101	29	5	9	68	55	17	.306	.340	.522	.862	SDN
2022	155	598	187	34	12	18	108	107	39	7	6	65	70	14	.313	.358	.500	.858	SDN
2023	127	434	117	17	6	14	56	71	31	3	2	69	45	10	.270	.321	.433	.754	SDN
2024	153	621	181	30	6	23	83	93	34	0	7	74	59	16	.291	.325	.470	.795	SDN
2025	150	538	159	29	4	22	79	110	39	12	4	100	56	16	.296	.354	.487	.841	SDN
Total	1263	4563	1321	256	58	143	645	765	270	46	37	624	466	126	.290	.333	.465	.798

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2014, AAA	84	346	110	16	0	13	62	50	12	61	20	7	.318	.333	.477	.810
2015, AAA	136	576	175	28	7	9	65	88	45	83	25	4	.304	.351	.424	.775
2016, AAA	95	387	141	36	7	17	66	71	22	43	14	5	.364	.393	.625	1.018
2017, AAA	27	114	41	7	0	9	23	21	6	15	7	0	.360	.388	.658	1.046

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 2025

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Centerfield	145	140	285	4	2	292	3	.990	1218.1	2.16
Rightfield	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	6.0	0.00

Player History

Drafted in 2nd round, 44th overall pick, by Chicago (N) in 2014...
Injured on 7/8/2016 with a Torn Abdominal Muscle, out for 5 weeks...
Had first career hit on 9/4/2016, off Christopher Johnson (MIL)...
Hit first career homerun on 9/23/2016, off Chris Volstad (PHI)...
Traded from Chicago (N) to San Diego on 7/31/2017 (Going to SDN: CF James Howser, P Phillip Awad, P Quentin Clawson, C David Childers. Going to CHN: SS Troy Tulowitzki, P Jonathan Broxton)...
1/31/2020: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,807,143 through salary arbitration...
1/31/2021: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,807,143 through salary arbitration...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against New York (N) on 5/9/2021...
1/31/2022: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,985,714 through salary arbitration...
6/1/2022: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $6,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Injured on 7/26/2023 with a Broken Ribs, out for 3 weeks...
Hit for the cycle against Philadelphia on 8/18/2024...
Hit for the cycle against Atlanta on 4/25/2025...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/30/2025, hitting .556 with 1 HR, 6 RBI...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

Triples
2021 - 13 - 8th

SB
2019 - 65 - 9th
2022 - 70 - 5th
2024 - 59 - 6th

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