Ryan Howard — Gold 83 OVR First Baseman Overview
Ryan Howard is a Gold 83 OVR First Baseman card for the Phillies, part of the Contributor set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats left-handed. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in April 2026.
At the plate, Ryan Howard's standout tools are 109 Power, 85 Contact, and 81 Discipline. His profile leans toward power at the plate. Notable quirks include Dead Red, Breaking Ball Hitter, and Fighter from a total of 9 quirks.
Ryan Howard is eligible at 2 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Designated Hitter (76.8) and First Baseman (74.9) on All-Star. The best fit is Designated Hitter rather than the listed First Baseman, and that holds at every difficulty. At Designated Hitter the card scores 76.8 on All-Star, 75.1 on Hall of Fame, and 70.7 on Legend — it keeps 92% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among First Basemans the card ranks #107 on All-Star and #119 on Legend.
Ryan Howard is not currently traded on the open Diamond Dynasty market — cards like this are typically earned through programs or collections rather than bought with stubs.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Ryan Howard earns an OpScore of 69.5 on Legend difficulty, ranking #1326 among all cards and #119 among First Basemans.
Common questions
- What is Ryan Howard's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Ryan Howard is a 83 OVR Gold First Baseman for the Phillies.
- Is Ryan Howard a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among First Basemans, Ryan Howard ranks #107 on All-Star, #113 on Hall of Fame, and #119 on Legend by OpScore — DiamondOps' difficulty-aware rating: it weights the attributes that decide at-bats and recomputes them for each difficulty, whereas in-game Overall is a single number that does not change with the level you play on.
- What quirks does Ryan Howard have in MLB The Show 26?
- Ryan Howard has 9 quirks: Homebody, First-Pitch Hitter, Dead Red, Breaking Ball Hitter, Fighter, Bad Ball Hitter, Situational Hitter, Pinch Hitter, and Night Player.
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