#7 Bill Howerton, Leftfield, 32 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Thursday, 10/5/1954 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Howerton
12/12/1921 32 USA,CA,LOMPOC 5"11 190
Leftfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Average GREAT Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1954 $ 5,000,000 (3 year(s)) 6 Year(s), 39 Days (1071 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 57 Days (1089 total Days) 7 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Talent | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 1 2 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 3B : 1 (Range), .998 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 3 (Range), .949 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 3 (Range), .956 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 4 (Range), .949 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 10 Outfield Arm : 6
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/14 | CHN | L 2-9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | #3 | | |
9/15 | NYN | L 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/16 | NYN | W 5-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | #3 | | |
9/17 | NYN | W 10-1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/19 | @BRO | W 5-3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #3 | PoG | |
9/20 | @BRO | W 8-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #4 | | |
9/21 | @BRO | L 9-10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/22 | @PHI | W 6-5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #4 | PoG | |
9/23 | @PHI | L 6-7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/24 | @PHI | W 7-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 150 | 601 | 179 | 34 | 9 | 26 | 115 | 111 | 86 | 99 | .298 | .384 | .514 | .898 | .904 | .216 |
Projected | 158 | 632 | 188 | 36 | 9 | 27 | 121 | 117 | 90 | 104 | .298 | .384 | .514 | .898 | .904 | .216 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 145 | 695 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 309 | 69 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 120.9 | 7.3 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 189 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 28 | 16 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .324 | .392 | .715 |
vs. RHP | 412 | 129 | 26 | 7 | 22 | 92 | 83 | 70 | 60 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .313 | .409 | .570 | .980 |
Close/Late | 72 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .306 | .400 | .472 | .872 |
Scoring Position | 162 | 53 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 85 | 0 | 38 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .327 | .444 | .543 | .987 |
Pinch Hitting | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .600 | .333 | .933 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 75 | 291 | 89 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 64 | 43 | 45 | 55 | .306 | .396 | .502 | .898 |
Road | 75 | 310 | 90 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 51 | 68 | 41 | 44 | .290 | .370 | .526 | .896 |
March/April | 23 | 98 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 9 | .388 | .445 | .673 | 1.119 |
May | 25 | 98 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | .265 | .383 | .459 | .843 |
June | 26 | 102 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 13 | .284 | .392 | .431 | .823 |
July | 26 | 92 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 21 | .293 | .396 | .641 | 1.038 |
August | 29 | 117 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 17 | .222 | .285 | .385 | .669 |
Sept/Oct | 21 | 94 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 21 | .351 | .413 | .532 | .945 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1949 | 162 | 500 | 118 | 26 | 8 | 14 | 71 | 64 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 110 | 1 | 1 | .236 | .317 | .404 | .721 | SLN |
1950 | 116 | 338 | 86 | 18 | 1 | 21 | 68 | 52 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 78 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .323 | .500 | .823 | SLN |
1951 | 143 | 391 | 111 | 19 | 4 | 17 | 66 | 64 | 76 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 1 | 0 | .284 | .399 | .483 | .882 | SLN |
1952 | 153 | 534 | 161 | 37 | 3 | 24 | 95 | 96 | 71 | 1 | 4 | 73 | 1 | 2 | .301 | .382 | .517 | .899 | SLN |
1953 | 148 | 570 | 181 | 35 | 8 | 24 | 104 | 102 | 80 | 1 | 4 | 73 | 0 | 2 | .318 | .400 | .533 | .933 | SLN,NL |
1954 | 150 | 601 | 179 | 34 | 9 | 26 | 115 | 111 | 86 | 1 | 5 | 99 | 0 | 0 | .298 | .384 | .514 | .898 | SLN,NL |
Total | 872 | 2934 | 836 | 169 | 33 | 126 | 519 | 489 | 409 | 4 | 22 | 498 | 3 | 6 | .285 | .371 | .494 | .865 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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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 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Third Base | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.0 | 1.80 | | | | |
Centerfield | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 19.0 | 2.37 | | | | |
Rightfield | 143 | 143 | 280 | 5 | 1 | 312 | 27 | .913 | 1300.1 | 2.16 | | | | |
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Awards Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1952, hitting .579 with 3 HR, 8 RBI... Achievements Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Cincinnati on 8/5/1950... Had 6 hits with 5 RBI against Brooklyn on 5/21/1953... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1953, hitting .619 with 1 HR, 7 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (N) on 5/26/1953... Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1953, hitting .483 with 1 HR, 5 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 6/18/1954... Won Player of the Week award on 7/10/1954, hitting .476 with 4 HR, 4 RBI... Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game... 9/25/1954: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (N), $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1953 - .318 - 8th
| OBP 1953 - .400 - 9th
| Hits 1953 - 181 - 5th
| Doubles 1952 - 37 - 1st 1953 - 35 - 3rd
| Triples 1953 - 8 - 5th
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RBI 1953 - 104 - 10th
| Runs 1953 - 102 - 9th
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