#7 Bill Howerton, Third Base, 37 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Thursday, 10/5/1959 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Howerton
12/12/1921 37 USA,CA,LOMPOC 5"11 195
Third Base 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 2 / 6 (Fair) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Average GREAT Normal 1.0 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 $ 6,000,000 1959 11 Year(s), 39 Days (1931 total Days) 172 Day(s) 11 Year(s), 57 Days (1949 total Days) 12 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Versus LHP | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Talent | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
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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 : 3 (Range), .998 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 6 (Range), .951 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 5 (Range), .959 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 6 (Range), .952 (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 | | |
8/29 | CIN | L 0-11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
8/31 | CIN | W 6-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/6 | @CIN | L 0-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/7 | @CIN | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/8 | @LA | L 4-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/10 | @LA | W 6-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/13 | CIN | L 3-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/16 | @PIT | L 9-11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
9/20 | PHI | W 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/24 | PIT | L 3-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 118 | 317 | 72 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 76 | .227 | .316 | .338 | .653 | .591 | .110 |
Projected | 124 | 333 | 76 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 41 | 44 | 80 | .227 | .316 | .338 | .653 | .591 | .110 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 89 | 365 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 107 | 19 | 0 | 1 | .0 | 36.1 | 3.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 88 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .159 | .227 | .216 | .443 |
vs. RHP | 229 | 58 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .253 | .348 | .384 | .733 |
Close/Late | 35 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .359 | .514 | .873 |
Scoring Position | 74 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .203 | .297 | .284 | .580 |
Pinch Hitting | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .412 | .476 | .412 | .888 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 56 | 148 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 31 | .236 | .311 | .351 | .663 |
Road | 62 | 169 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 25 | 45 | .219 | .318 | .325 | .644 |
March/April | 25 | 76 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 18 | .237 | .326 | .408 | .733 |
May | 26 | 82 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | .207 | .302 | .317 | .619 |
June | 25 | 89 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 28 | .202 | .277 | .315 | .592 |
July | 17 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | .286 | .316 | .286 | .602 |
August | 17 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | .381 | .519 | .524 | 1.042 |
Sept/Oct | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .071 | .235 | .071 | .307 |
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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 |
1957 | 150 | 541 | 159 | 33 | 4 | 28 | 107 | 87 | 57 | 1 | 3 | 101 | 0 | 2 | .294 | .360 | .525 | .885 | SLN |
1958 | 144 | 501 | 130 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 58 | 68 | 56 | 1 | 4 | 104 | 2 | 2 | .259 | .333 | .387 | .720 | SLN |
1959 | 118 | 317 | 72 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 76 | 0 | 1 | .227 | .316 | .338 | .653 | STL |
Total | 1578 | 5412 | 1549 | 320 | 58 | 214 | 926 | 921 | 725 | 14 | 41 | 959 | 6 | 15 | .286 | .370 | .485 | .855 | |
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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 | 91 | 89 | 57 | 206 | 20 | 265 | 2 | .992 | 749.2 | 3.18 | | | | |
Leftfield | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.2 | 5.40 | | | | |
Centerfield | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.0 | 3.00 | | | | |
Rightfield | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.0 | 1.13 | | | | |
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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... Drove in 6 runs against Pittsburgh on 6/12/1957... 8/14/1957: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (N), $6,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
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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 1956 - 47 - 2nd 1957 - 33 - 6th
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Triples 1953 - 8 - 5th 1954 - 9 - 1st 1955 - 5 - 8th 1956 - 7 - 2nd 1958 - 5 - 9th
| RBI 1953 - 104 - 10th 1954 - 115 - 7th
| Runs 1953 - 102 - 9th 1954 - 111 - 8th 1955 - 134 - 2nd
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