#7 Bill Howerton, Leftfield, 34 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Thursday, 10/5/1956 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Howerton
12/12/1921 34 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) 3 / 6 (Well Known) 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 8 Year(s), 39 Days (1415 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 57 Days (1433 total Days) 9 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
Talent | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
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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 : 2 (Range), .998 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 4 (Range), .950 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 4 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 5 (Range), .950 (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 | | |
9/12 | CIN | W 3-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/13 | CIN | W 5-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #3 | | |
9/15 | @BRO | L 7-8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | #3 | | |
9/16 | @BRO | L 3-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/18 | @NYN | W 1-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/19 | @NYN | W 10-7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | #3 | | |
9/20 | @NYN | W 15-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | #3 | | |
9/22 | PHI | W 4-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/23 | PHI | W 15-10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/24 | PHI | L 4-7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 147 | 559 | 169 | 47 | 7 | 15 | 94 | 104 | 80 | 96 | .302 | .393 | .492 | .885 | .880 | .190 |
Projected | 155 | 588 | 178 | 49 | 7 | 16 | 99 | 109 | 84 | 101 | .302 | .393 | .492 | .885 | .880 | .190 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 141 | 650 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 275 | 69 | 0 | 1 | .0 | 109.4 | 7.1 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 193 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 32 | 21 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .233 | .315 | .394 | .709 |
vs. RHP | 366 | 124 | 38 | 5 | 9 | 64 | 72 | 59 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .339 | .432 | .544 | .975 |
Close/Late | 54 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 | .406 | .444 | .851 |
Scoring Position | 156 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 27 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .288 | .388 | .449 | .837 |
Pinch Hitting | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .800 | .667 | 1.467 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 75 | 276 | 95 | 30 | 6 | 10 | 61 | 62 | 41 | 48 | .344 | .432 | .605 | 1.037 |
Road | 72 | 283 | 74 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 42 | 39 | 48 | .261 | .351 | .382 | .732 |
March/April | 24 | 99 | 33 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 16 | .333 | .383 | .596 | .979 |
May | 27 | 101 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 17 | .238 | .361 | .327 | .687 |
June | 26 | 102 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 17 | .343 | .400 | .578 | .978 |
July | 23 | 85 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 10 | .247 | .369 | .341 | .710 |
August | 27 | 101 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 17 | .337 | .409 | .545 | .953 |
Sept/Oct | 20 | 71 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 19 | .310 | .432 | .563 | .995 |
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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 |
1956 | 147 | 559 | 169 | 47 | 7 | 15 | 94 | 104 | 80 | 5 | 3 | 96 | 0 | 1 | .302 | .393 | .492 | .885 | SLN |
Total | 1166 | 4053 | 1188 | 257 | 45 | 169 | 725 | 727 | 570 | 11 | 30 | 678 | 4 | 10 | .293 | .379 | .504 | .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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
Centerfield | 142 | 141 | 338 | 10 | 4 | 359 | 11 | .969 | 1238.1 | 2.61 | | | | |
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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 1955 - .327 - 9th
| OBP 1953 - .400 - 9th 1955 - .410 - 7th
| OPS 1955 - .978 - 10th
| Hits 1953 - 181 - 5th 1954 - 179 - 4th 1955 - 183 - 4th
| Doubles 1952 - 37 - 1st 1953 - 35 - 3rd 1954 - 34 - 6th 1955 - 41 - 3rd
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Triples 1953 - 8 - 5th 1954 - 9 - 1st 1955 - 5 - 8th
| RBI 1953 - 104 - 10th 1954 - 115 - 7th
| Runs 1953 - 102 - 9th 1954 - 111 - 8th 1955 - 134 - 2nd
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