#7 Bill Howerton, Leftfield, 33 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Monday, 10/2/1955 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Howerton
12/12/1921 33 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) 2 / 6 (Fair) Average GREAT Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : 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 $ 5,000,000 1957 7 Year(s), 39 Days (1243 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 57 Days (1261 total Days) 8 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 10 | 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 | | |
9/13 | PHI | L 3-9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/15 | @MIL | L 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | #3 | | |
9/16 | @MIL | W 9-4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/17 | @MIL | W 16-10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/18 | @NYN | L 0-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/19 | @NYN | L 6-7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/20 | @NYN | L 6-7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #3 | | |
9/22 | PIT | W 7-4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/23 | PIT | W 9-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/24 | PIT | W 13-9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 147 | 560 | 183 | 41 | 5 | 28 | 112 | 134 | 81 | 84 | .327 | .410 | .568 | .978 | 1.018 | .241 |
Projected | 155 | 589 | 193 | 43 | 5 | 29 | 118 | 141 | 85 | 88 | .327 | .410 | .568 | .978 | 1.018 | .241 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 140 | 650 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 318 | 74 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 134.7 | 9.1 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 218 | 72 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 46 | 24 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .330 | .393 | .601 | .994 |
vs. RHP | 342 | 111 | 26 | 4 | 14 | 82 | 88 | 57 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .325 | .419 | .547 | .966 |
Close/Late | 54 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .444 | .536 | .667 | 1.203 |
Scoring Position | 130 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 84 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .315 | .417 | .638 | 1.056 |
Pinch Hitting | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .429 | .200 | .629 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 73 | 279 | 86 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 50 | 64 | 33 | 40 | .308 | .382 | .559 | .941 |
Road | 74 | 281 | 97 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 62 | 70 | 48 | 44 | .345 | .435 | .577 | 1.012 |
March/April | 25 | 95 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 16 | .316 | .398 | .537 | .935 |
May | 26 | 98 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 14 | .286 | .366 | .633 | .999 |
June | 25 | 94 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 13 | 12 | .383 | .450 | .681 | 1.130 |
July | 24 | 90 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 26 | 13 | 11 | .311 | .390 | .511 | .902 |
August | 26 | 99 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 11 | .333 | .431 | .525 | .956 |
Sept/Oct | 21 | 84 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 20 | .333 | .420 | .512 | .932 |
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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 |
1955 | 147 | 560 | 183 | 41 | 5 | 28 | 112 | 134 | 81 | 2 | 5 | 84 | 1 | 3 | .327 | .410 | .568 | .978 | SLN,NL |
Total | 1019 | 3494 | 1019 | 210 | 38 | 154 | 631 | 623 | 490 | 6 | 27 | 582 | 4 | 9 | .292 | .377 | .506 | .883 | |
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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 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.0 | 2.25 | | | | |
Centerfield | 140 | 140 | 344 | 11 | 2 | 377 | 22 | .942 | 1245.1 | 2.72 | | | | |
Rightfield | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 4.50 | | | | |
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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. Drove in 6 runs against Pittsburgh on 6/15/1955... Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1955, hitting .625 with 5 HR, 13 RBI...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1953 - .318 - 8th
| OBP 1953 - .400 - 9th
| Hits 1953 - 181 - 5th 1954 - 179 - 4th
| Doubles 1952 - 37 - 1st 1953 - 35 - 3rd 1954 - 34 - 6th
| Triples 1953 - 8 - 5th 1954 - 9 - 1st
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RBI 1953 - 104 - 10th 1954 - 115 - 7th
| Runs 1953 - 102 - 9th 1954 - 111 - 8th
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