P Benny Howard #40
Durham Bulls (STR) AAA
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
08/01/2032
BNN Index | AAA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P BENNY HOWARD #40 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
20 20 7-5 0 3.63 96.2 87 7 33 90 1.24 2.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 98 100 97 98
Movement 64 63 65 64
Control 61 60 61 61
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 77 77
Curveball 89 89
Changeup 7 7
Cutter 89 89
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 94-96 Mph
Stamina 66
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 76
Defense 4
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 6
Sacrifice Bunt: 32
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
07/29/2032 JUN Win, 5-2 X 4.2 2 1 1 3 6
07/24/2032 @ PAL Win, 4-3 X 5.1 3 3 2 2 2
07/19/2032 SP Loss, 1-6 X 4.1 9 4 4 1 4 Loss
07/13/2032 CONQ Win, 5-3 X 5.0 1 0 0 2 6
07/08/2032 NEWT Loss, 2-9 X 4.0 6 4 3 1 3 Loss
07/02/2032 @ VAN Win, 5-1 X 5.0 5 1 1 1 3 Win
06/24/2032 SAS Win, 4-2 X 4.0 4 1 1 3 4
06/19/2032 @ LLO Loss, 4-5 X 4.2 4 2 2 3 4
06/10/2032 @ HIA Win, 5-3 X 5.0 4 2 2 2 4 Win
06/05/2032 @ CHE Loss, 1-3 X 5.0 5 3 3 3 6 Loss
PERSONALITY
He is sharp as a tack.
High: Intelligence
Low: Loyalty, Financial Ambition
Birthday:11/02/1999
Born in:Longview, WA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:8 Years, 10 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:8 Years, 18 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2018, 23rd Pick in Round 4
VBL TRIPLE A 2032 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 20 20 7 5 0 3.63 96.2 87 43 39 7 33 90 0 0.0 0 2 10.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 11.92 8.10 8.38 3.07 3.78 1.24 81 2.3 .297        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 178 39 13 0 4 19 21 50 2 0 4 .219 .312 .360 .672      
vs. RHB 185 48 13 0 3 24 12 40 1 4 4 .259 .317 .378 .695      
VBL TRIPLE A 2032 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
This Week 1 1 0 0 0 1.93 4.2 2 1 1 0 3 6  
Last Week 2 2 0 1 0 5.59 9.2 12 7 6 1 3 6  
April 4 4 2 0 0 3.00 21.0 15 8 7 2 4 22  
May 6 6 3 2 0 4.08 28.2 29 14 13 2 8 26  
June 4 4 1 1 0 3.86 18.2 17 8 8 1 11 18  
July 6 6 1 2 0 3.49 28.1 26 13 11 2 10 24  
Last Year 23 20 4 5 0 4.85 102.0 91 57 55 11 43 89  
2 Years Ago 15 15 6 7 0 4.75 85.1 84 46 45 10 34 88  
Career 60 57 18 18 0 4.27 297.0 276 150 141 30 110 276  
Home 9 9 3 2 0 2.22 44.2 31 13 11 1 13 47  
Road 11 11 4 3 0 4.85 52.0 56 30 28 6 20 43  
Grass 18 18 7 5 0 3.36 88.1 74 37 33 7 31 80  
Turf 2 2 0 0 0 6.48 8.1 13 6 6 0 2 10  
Night 20 20 7 5 0 3.63 96.2 87 43 39 7 33 90  
As Starter 20 20 7 5 0 3.63 96.2 87 43 39 7 33 90  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2021 Border City - VBL 21 14 14 6 4 0 5.09 70.2 72 47 40 11 29 48 0 0 1.43 .286 5.81 0.1 93
2022 Border City - VBL 22 30 30 15 6 0 3.77 174.1 163 75 73 23 66 134 0 0 1.31 .282 5.07 1.5 123
2023 Border City - VBL 23 34 32 13 9 0 4.53 186.2 205 103 94 18 58 157 0 0 1.41 .329 4.04 3.2 97
2024 Border City - VBL 24 33 33 9 11 0 4.71 183.1 188 103 96 22 69 142 0 0 1.40 .300 4.66 1.9 94
2025 Border City - VBL 25 19 19 4 10 0 4.73 104.2 120 57 55 9 38 80 0 0 1.51 .345 4.26 1.4 91
2025 Hartford - VBL 25 13 13 8 2 0 2.94 79.2 74 28 26 4 28 74 0 0 1.28 .315 3.47 1.9 146
2025 Total - VBL 25 32 32 12 12 0 3.95 184.1 194 85 81 13 66 154 0 0 1.41 .333 3.92 3.4 109
2026 Hartford - VBL 26 32 32 13 4 0 3.31 193.0 180 78 71 10 50 157 1 0 1.19 .302 3.52 4.8 135
2027 Hartford - VBL 27 32 32 14 11 0 5.72 182.2 202 118 116 26 58 142 0 0 1.42 .324 4.90 1.6 79
2028 Hartford - VBL 28 16 11 2 4 0 6.03 74.2 88 56 50 16 30 55 0 0 1.58 .313 6.21 -0.3 78
2028 Kansas City - VBL 28 12 12 5 3 0 4.52 61.2 56 35 31 9 17 43 0 0 1.18 .251 5.28 0.4 104
2028 Total - VBL 28 28 23 7 7 0 5.35 136.1 144 91 81 25 47 98 0 0 1.40 .285 5.79 0.2 88
2029 Omaha - VBL 29 21 21 7 10 0 6.88 104.2 148 85 80 17 35 76 1 0 1.75 .375 5.48 0.0 63
Total VBL 256 249 96 74 0 4.65 1416.0 1496 785 732 165 478 1108 2 0 1.39 .313 4.64 16.7 96
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2015 Wylie - HS 15 28 28 11 6 0 3.75 148.2 142 69 62 18 29 135 0 0 1.15 .294 3.99 3.5 130
2016 Wylie - HS 16 38 2 5 4 14 2.94 52.0 55 17 17 5 10 58 0 0 1.25 .355 3.51 1.6 188
2017 Wylie - HS 17 36 0 2 2 14 1.66 38.0 22 13 7 3 9 55 0 0 0.82 .244 2.19 1.5 305
2018 Churchill - R 18 26 0 2 4 5 5.62 24.0 34 16 15 1 14 23 0 0 2.00 .440 3.97 0.4 81
2019 Cincinnati - A 19 27 27 8 9 0 4.22 151.1 137 74 71 18 56 75 0 0 1.28 .244 4.17 3.0 113
2020 Cincinnati - A 20 24 24 12 6 0 3.89 136.2 128 60 59 21 34 82 0 0 1.19 .258 4.16 2.7 122
2020 Ellistown - AA 20 3 3 0 3 0 21.32 6.1 18 15 15 5 4 6 0 0 3.47 .542 13.28 -0.4 24
2021 Cincinnati - A 21 13 13 4 3 0 3.72 75.0 72 32 31 4 21 51 0 0 1.24 .291 2.68 2.5 113
2021 Ellistown - AA 21 5 5 2 1 0 1.67 32.1 27 8 6 1 5 28 0 0 0.99 .280 1.83 1.7 286
2022 Sparta - AAA 22 2 2 1 1 0 1.38 13.0 14 4 2 2 0 9 0 0 1.08 .286 3.85 0.3 332
2030 Durham - AAA 30 15 15 6 7 0 4.75 85.1 84 46 45 10 34 88 0 0 1.38 .319 4.16 1.2 88
2031 Durham - AAA 31 23 20 4 5 0 4.85 102.0 91 57 55 11 43 89 0 0 1.31 .287 4.52 1.2 91
2032 Durham - AAA 32 20 20 7 5 0 3.63 96.2 87 43 39 7 33 90 0 0 1.24 .297 3.78 2.3 128
Total AAA 60 57 18 18 0 4.27 297.0 276 150 141 30 110 276 0 0 1.30 .299 4.15 103.0
Total AA 8 8 2 4 0 4.89 38.2 45 23 21 6 9 34 0 0 1.40 .333 3.71 102.5
Total A 64 64 24 18 0 3.99 363.0 337 166 161 43 111 208 0 0 1.23 .259 3.86 116.2
Total HS 102 30 18 12 28 3.24 238.2 219 99 86 26 48 248 0 0 1.12 .301 3.60 154.5
Total RL 26 0 2 4 5 5.62 24.0 34 16 15 1 14 23 0 0 2.00 .440 3.97 81.5
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2021 Border City - VBL 21 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.00 .000 4.70 0.0 999
2022 Border City - VBL 22 4 4 0 2 0 4.50 20.0 25 10 10 3 4 11 0 0 1.45 .338 5.31 0.1 103
2023 Border City - VBL 23 4 4 3 0 0 1.96 23.0 15 5 5 1 4 23 0 0 0.83 .246 3.28 0.6 224
2025 Hartford - VBL 25 1 1 0 1 0 3.60 5.0 5 2 2 0 4 3 0 0 1.80 .333 5.15 0.0 120
2026 Hartford - VBL 26 4 4 0 1 0 5.40 21.2 23 15 13 4 9 20 0 0 1.48 .322 5.67 0.0 83
Total VBL 14 13 3 4 0 3.82 70.2 68 32 30 8 22 58 0 0 1.27 .303 4.74 117.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2015 Wylie - HS P 28 28 13 15 3 30 2 .933 148.2 1.70 -1.3 .956
2016 Wylie - HS P 38 2 5 5 0 10 0 1.000 52.0 1.73 -0.1 .992
2017 Wylie - HS P 35 0 2 3 0 6 1 .833 38.0 1.18 -0.9 .746
2018 Churchill - R P 24 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 24.0 1.12 +0.5 1.068
2019 Cincinnati - A P 27 27 10 24 0 35 1 .971 151.1 2.02 -1.3 1.035
2020 Ellistown - AA P 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.1 0.00 -0.2 .000
2020 Cincinnati - A P 24 24 12 14 0 27 1 .963 136.2 1.71 -0.5 .983
2021 Border City - MLB P 14 14 3 19 2 22 0 1.000 70.2 2.80 -0.3 1.140
2021 Ellistown - AA P 5 5 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 32.1 1.39 -0.1 1.045
2021 Cincinnati - A P 13 13 3 13 1 16 0 1.000 75.0 1.92 +0.9 1.044
2022 Border City - MLB P 30 30 10 28 1 38 0 1.000 174.1 1.96 +2.0 1.091
2022 Sparta - AAA P 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 13.0 1.38 +0.0 1.059
2023 Border City - MLB P 33 32 5 26 4 32 1 .969 186.2 1.49 +2.1 1.086
2024 Border City - MLB P 33 33 6 23 0 31 2 .935 183.1 1.42 +0.5 .954
2025 Border City - MLB P 19 19 4 11 1 15 0 1.000 104.2 1.29 +0.0 .900
2025 Hartford - MLB P 13 13 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 79.2 0.68 +1.3 .785
2026 Hartford - MLB P 32 32 10 20 1 31 1 .968 193.0 1.40 +2.9 1.225
2027 Hartford - MLB P 32 32 8 21 0 30 1 .967 182.2 1.43 +2.9 1.132
2028 Hartford - MLB P 16 11 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 74.2 0.60 +0.9 1.043
2028 Kansas City - MLB P 11 11 6 4 0 12 2 .833 61.2 1.46 +0.8 1.043
2029 Omaha - MLB P 21 21 6 12 0 18 0 1.000 104.2 1.55 +1.1 1.058
2030 Durham - AAA P 15 15 6 6 0 12 0 1.000 85.1 1.27 +0.2 .896
2031 Durham - AAA P 22 20 3 11 1 15 1 .933 102.0 1.24 +0.8 1.046
2032 Durham - AAA P 20 20 4 10 0 14 0 1.000 96.2 1.30 +0.2 .951
TOTAL P 510 407 122 280 15 415 13 .969 2377.1 1.52 +12.6 1.031
PLAYER HISTORY
03/01/2015 Joined the Wylie Coyotes.
06/27/2015 Injured (Rotator cuff strain), out for 4 weeks.
08/15/2015 Injured (Wrist soreness), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (61); Movement: 47 (63); Control: 29 (70).
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 18 (66); Movement: 47 (64); Control: 29 (69).
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 26 (76); Movement: 34 (55); Control: 30 (68).
03/01/2018 Released by the Wylie Coyotes.
03/01/2018 Drafted in the 2018 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 23, 107th overall pick) by the Border City Buck$.
04/10/2018 Injured (Forearm stiffness), out for one week.
08/09/2018 Injured (Rotator cuff strain), out for 5-6 weeks.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 38 (80); Movement: 40 (53); Control: 34 (69).
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 48 (90); Movement: 45 (54); Control: 47 (61).
05/05/2020 Injured (Forearm stiffness), out for one week.
05/20/2020 Injured (Mild shoulder inflammation), day-to-day for 6 days.
07/06/2020 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 2 days.
09/01/2020 Wins the A BL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 52 (86); Movement: 49 (52); Control: 62 (64).
05/09/2021 Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 1 day.
12/26/2021 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $120,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 73 (93); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 68 (68).
07/30/2022 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for one week.
12/16/2022 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $120,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 78 (92); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 67 (67).
05/01/2023 Wins the VBL AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
12/17/2023 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $120,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 84 (94); Movement: 67 (67); Control: 66 (66).
05/12/2024 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/31/2024 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/21/2024 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $271,800.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 84 (97); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 60 (60).
05/13/2025 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/16/2025 Was traded by the Border City Buck$ to the Hartford Whalers, along with a 4th round draft pick, in exchange for SP Andrés Rodríguez.
11/23/2025 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $551,250.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 96 (98); Movement: 59 (59); Control: 60 (60).
01/06/2026 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $3,050,000 with the Hartford Whalers organization.
06/28/2026 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/17/2026 Injured (forearm stiffness),out for 5 days.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 99 (99); Movement: 58 (58); Control: 58 (59).
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 98 (98); Movement: 61 (61); Control: 59 (59).
07/31/2028 Was traded by the Hartford Whalers to the Kansas City Scouts, along with a 5th round draft pick, in exchange for RP Tito Smith.
11/06/2028 Executed his contract year option.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 97 (98); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 57 (58).
03/17/2029 Was claimed off waivers by Omaha while with Kansas City.
08/06/2029 Released by the Omaha Bandits.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 96 (96); Movement: 57 (57); Control: 59 (59).
06/13/2030 Signed a minor league contract ($80,000 bonus) with the Stratford Cosmos organization.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 100 (100); Movement: 68 (68); Control: 58 (58).
10/13/2031 Wins the 2031 VBL Triple A Round 4 with the Durham Bulls!
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 98 (98); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 59 (59).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2024 33 4
Year W Rank
2022 15 4
Year Win. % Rank
2022 .714 5
2026 .765 2
Year HRA Rank
2027 26 6
2028 25 10
Year WP Rank
2026 12 2
Year ERA Rank
2022 3.77 10
2026 3.31 8
Year BABIP Rank
2022 .282 6
Year HR/9 Rank
2025 0.63 8
2026 0.47 4
Year K/9 Rank
2025 7.52 10
Year QS Rank
2026 19 9
Year QSP Rank
2026 .594 10
Year CG Rank
2026 1 8
Year GB% Rank
2022 0.59 2
2026 0.57 6
Year WAR Rank
2026 5.1 5
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