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Ryan Howard

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This article is about the baseball player. For the fictional character on the American television show The Office, see Ryan Howard (The Office).

Ryan Howard
Howard with the Phillies in 2015
First baseman
Born: November 19, 1979 (age 40) Florissant, Missouri
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 1,000 RBIs, 100 home runs, and 200 home runs. Howard also 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 3 and the most National League 130 RBI seasons at 4.^[1] However, Howard is Major League Baseball’s (ignominious) all-time record-holder for most lifetime Golden Sombrero awards.