Howard
Ballard
Madden Career 1992-1999 - Peak 87 OVR
Howard Ballard Madden Career 1992-1999 - Peak 87 OVR
Position
RT
Team
Height
6'6"
Weight
325
College
Alabama A&M
DOB
Nov 3, 1963
Madden
1991-1998
1998 Current
Peak 1998
Seasons Played
Howard Ballard Madden Career Milestones
- Peak rating: 87 OVR (calculated) in Madden NFL 1999
- Appeared in 8 Madden releases (Madden NFL 1992 through Madden NFL 1999)
- Entered at 76 OVR in Madden NFL 1992, climbed 11 points to his peak
- Biggest single-year rise: 23 points into Madden NFL 1999
- Played for 2 franchises: Bills, Seahawks
- Listed as a offensive lineman in every Madden release
- Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 1999 at 87 OVR
Howard Ballard Madden Career Ratings
Scale (starred* rows)
Only the starred 1-15-era seasons convert; modern rows stay 0-99.
| Madden | Team | Pos | OVR | Speed | ACC | AGI | STR | JMP | STA | INJ | AWR | BTK | RBK | PBK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1992 * 1991 NFL season
|
|
RT | 76* | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 73 | 79 |
|
1993 * 1992 NFL season
|
|
RT | 69* | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 59 | 79 |
|
1994 * 1993 NFL season
|
|
RT | 66* | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 59 | 73 |
|
1995 * 1994 NFL season
|
|
RT | 80* | 36 | - | - | 43 | - | - | - | 95 | 82 | 66 | 43 |
|
1996 * 1995 NFL season
|
|
RT | 69* | 53 | - | 40 | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | 73 | 59 |
|
1997 1996 NFL season
|
|
RT | 66 | 32 | 17 | 39 | - | 90 | 61 | - | 71 | - | 86 | 55 |
|
1998 * 1997 NFL season
|
|
RT | 64* | 46 | - | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40 | 82 |
|
1999 1998 NFL season
|
|
RT | 87* | 46 | 43 | 49 | 82 | - | - | 80 | 90 | - | 85 | 75 |
How to read these:
Each row is the player’s rating in that year’s Madden, listed by
the NFL season it covers (Madden NFL 2001 = the 2000 season). Madden sets its
ratings before the season is played, so they reflect the
previous season’s performance - a player’s
breakout year tends to show up as a jump in the following year’s game.
About the starred rows*:
Several early Madden releases rated players on a
1-15 scale, as printed in the game manuals,
rather than the modern 0-99. We store those ratings converted
to 0-99 (each manual point is about 6.6) so you can compare
players across eras at a glance - use the
0-99 / 1-15 toggle above the table to
see the original numbers on those seasons. EA didn’t publish
an overall rating in those games, so the
OVR* values for
those years are our own calculation, the average of the
player’s two best ratings.
Note:
Some Madden releases tracked fewer attributes than others. Cells shown as - were not
published by EA that year.
Era Offensive Linemen who played alongside Howard Ballard
Howard Ballard Madden Ratings by Year
Howard Ballard Madden NFL 1992 rating: 76 OVR (1991 NFL season, BUF). Howard Ballard Madden NFL 1993 rating: 69 OVR (1992 NFL season, BUF). Howard Ballard Madden NFL 1994 rating: 66 OVR (1993 NFL season, BUF). Howard Ballard Madden NFL 1995 rating: 80 OVR (1994 NFL season, SEA). Howard Ballard Madden NFL 1996 rating: 69 OVR (1995 NFL season, SEA). Howard Ballard Madden NFL 1997 rating: 66 OVR (1996 NFL season, SEA). Howard Ballard Madden NFL 1998 rating: 64 OVR (1997 NFL season, SEA). Howard Ballard Madden NFL 1999 rating: 87 OVR (1998 NFL season, SEA).