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Wilbur Howard
Wilbur Leon Howard

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 175 lb.

Debut September 4, 1973
  vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 30, 1978
Born January 8, 1949 in Lowell, NC

Drafted by the Seattle Pilots in the 19th round of the 1968 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1973 24 MIL AL  16   39    3    8   0  0   0    1   0  1   2  10  .205  .244  .205   30    8   1   0   1   0   0
 1974 25 HOU NL  64  111   19   24   4  0   2    5   4  5   5  18  .216  .250  .306   58   34   0   0   0   0   3
 1975 26 HOU NL 121  392   62  111  16  8   0   21  32 11  21  67  .283  .324  .365   97  143   2   1   3   3   2
 1976 27 HOU NL  94  191   26   42   7  2   1   18   7  5   7  28  .220  .245  .293   59   56   1   2   1   0   5
 1977 28 HOU NL  87  187   22   48   6  0   2   13  11  1   5  30  .257  .276  .321   67   60   7   0   1   0   4
 1978 29 HOU NL  84  148   17   34   4  1   1   13   6  2   5  22  .230  .268  .291   62   43   1   1   0   3   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      466 1068  149  267  37 11   6   71  60 25  45 175  .250  .283  .322   74  344  12   4   6   6  17
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        371   52   93  13  4   2   25  21  9  16  61  .250  .283  .322   74  120   4   1   2   2   6
 Career High    121  392   62  111  16  8   2   21  32 11  21  67  .283  .324  .365   97  143   7   2   3   3   5
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1973 24 MIL AL   42   33    2   1.6    91| .205  .256| .244  .324| .205  .376| .449  .701|  30  .143  -3.7  -0.4   0%
 1974 25 HOU NL  116   95    7   2.0    91| .216  .257| .250  .329| .306  .372| .556  .701|  58  .199  -6.6  -0.7  44%
 1975 26 HOU NL  419  297   49   4.4    90| .283  .257| .324  .327| .365  .371| .689  .698|  97  .514  -2.5  -0.3  74%
 1976 27 HOU NL  201  162   12   2.0    84| .220  .252| .245  .317| .293  .359| .538  .676|  59  .213 -10.4  -1.1  58%
 1977 28 HOU NL  199  151   17   3.0    95| .257  .258| .276  .324| .321  .394| .597  .718|  67  .317  -8.8  -0.9  91%
 1978 29 HOU NL  158  121   12   2.6    88| .230  .252| .268  .319| .291  .371| .559  .690|  62  .303  -7.5  -0.8  75%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons      1135  859   99   3.1    90| .250  .256| .283  .324| .322  .373| .605  .697|  74  .354 -39.5  -4.2  70%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1973 24 MIL AL OF 12 29 2 1 0 .969 .978 2.58 2.02 3.03 2.29 9 92.0 RF 6 15 1 1 0 .941 .976 2.67 1.73 2.82 2.08 5 51.0 LF 5 13 1 0 0 1.000 .979 2.80 1.68 3.07 2.00 4 41.0 DH 1 1974 25 HOU NL OF 50 65 3 0 1 1.000 .978 1.36 1.96 2.28 2.27 23 268.3 LF 41 47 3 0 1 1.000 .977 1.22 1.55 2.10 1.99 18 214.3 CF 6 13 0 0 0 1.000 .985 2.17 2.42 3.34 2.78 3 35.0 RF 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 1.65 1.89 2.04 2 19.0 1975 26 HOU NL OF 95 194 7 1 0 .995 .978 2.12 2.01 2.35 2.29 81 769.0 LF 53 83 5 0 0 1.000 .973 1.66 1.71 2.07 2.10 40 381.7 CF 36 89 2 1 0 .989 .984 2.53 2.44 2.82 2.72 30 290.0 RF 12 18 2 0 0 1.000 .976 1.67 1.74 1.85 2.05 11 97.3 1976 27 HOU NL OF 63 96 2 4 1 .961 .979 1.56 2.03 2.38 2.34 35 370.0 LF 37 45 0 3 0 .938 .976 1.22 1.59 2.12 2.02 17 190.7 RF 20 34 2 1 0 .973 .973 1.80 1.83 2.79 2.15 13 116.3 CF 11 20 2 0 1 1.000 .982 2.00 2.50 3.14 2.86 5 63.0 2B 2 2 6 1 1 .889 .976 4.00 4.95 5.14 5.46 2 14.0 1977 28 HOU NL OF 62 100 2 1 1 .990 .978 1.65 1.93 2.40 2.26 33 382.3 LF 46 62 0 1 0 .984 .972 1.35 1.51 2.22 1.93 22 251.7 CF 15 28 1 0 1 1.000 .986 1.93 2.34 2.70 2.73 7 96.7 RF 5 12 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.40 1.78 3.18 2.12 4 34.0 2B 4 5 3 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 4.47 8.00 5.20 0 9.0 1978 29 HOU NL OF 38 39 2 0 0 1.000 .981 1.08 1.94 1.68 2.31 21 219.3 LF 30 25 1 0 0 1.000 .977 0.87 1.55 1.50 1.99 14 156.3 CF 5 7 1 0 0 1.000 .988 1.60 2.28 2.64 2.80 3 27.3 RF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 1.77 1.51 2.12 4 35.7 C 3 4 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 5.10 4.64 6.12 0 9.7 1 0 2 0 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.30 0.00 5.40 0 1.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1976 27 HOU NL 2B 2 2 6 1 1 .889 .976 4.00 4.95 5.14 5.46 2 14.0 1977 28 HOU NL 2B 4 5 3 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 4.47 8.00 5.20 0 9.0 1978 29 HOU NL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.30 0.00 5.40 0 1.0 1978 29 HOU NL C 3 4 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 5.10 4.64 6.12 0 9.7 1 0 2 0 1974 25 HOU NL CF 6 13 0 0 0 1.000 .985 2.17 2.42 3.34 2.78 3 35.0 1975 26 HOU NL CF 36 89 2 1 0 .989 .984 2.53 2.44 2.82 2.72 30 290.0 1976 27 HOU NL CF 11 20 2 0 1 1.000 .982 2.00 2.50 3.14 2.86 5 63.0 1977 28 HOU NL CF 15 28 1 0 1 1.000 .986 1.93 2.34 2.70 2.73 7 96.7 1978 29 HOU NL CF 5 7 1 0 0 1.000 .988 1.60 2.28 2.64 2.80 3 27.3 1973 24 MIL AL DH 1 1973 24 MIL AL LF 5 13 1 0 0 1.000 .979 2.80 1.68 3.07 2.00 4 41.0 1974 25 HOU NL LF 41 47 3 0 1 1.000 .977 1.22 1.55 2.10 1.99 18 214.3 1975 26 HOU NL LF 53 83 5 0 0 1.000 .973 1.66 1.71 2.07 2.10 40 381.7 1976 27 HOU NL LF 37 45 0 3 0 .938 .976 1.22 1.59 2.12 2.02 17 190.7 1977 28 HOU NL LF 46 62 0 1 0 .984 .972 1.35 1.51 2.22 1.93 22 251.7 1978 29 HOU NL LF 30 25 1 0 0 1.000 .977 0.87 1.55 1.50 1.99 14 156.3 1973 24 MIL AL OF 12 29 2 1 0 .969 .978 2.58 2.02 3.03 2.29 9 92.0 1974 25 HOU NL OF 50 65 3 0 1 1.000 .978 1.36 1.96 2.28 2.27 23 268.3 1975 26 HOU NL OF 95 194 7 1 0 .995 .978 2.12 2.01 2.35 2.29 81 769.0 1976 27 HOU NL OF 63 96 2 4 1 .961 .979 1.56 2.03 2.38 2.34 35 370.0 1977 28 HOU NL OF 62 100 2 1 1 .990 .978 1.65 1.93 2.40 2.26 33 382.3 1978 29 HOU NL OF 38 39 2 0 0 1.000 .981 1.08 1.94 1.68 2.31 21 219.3 1973 24 MIL AL RF 6 15 1 1 0 .941 .976 2.67 1.73 2.82 2.08 5 51.0 1974 25 HOU NL RF 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 1.65 1.89 2.04 2 19.0 1975 26 HOU NL RF 12 18 2 0 0 1.000 .976 1.67 1.74 1.85 2.05 11 97.3 1976 27 HOU NL RF 20 34 2 1 0 .973 .973 1.80 1.83 2.79 2.15 13 116.3 1977 28 HOU NL RF 5 12 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.40 1.78 3.18 2.12 4 34.0 1978 29 HOU NL RF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 1.77 1.51 2.12 4 35.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total OF* 320 523 18 7 3 .987 .978 1.69 1.98 2.32 2.29 202 2101.0 212 73 51# LF* 212 275 10 4 1 .986 .975 1.34 1.59 2.08 2.02 115 1235.7 CF* 73 157 6 1 2 .994 .984 2.23 2.42 2.87 2.75 48 512.0 RF* 51 89 5 2 0 .979 .975 1.84 1.77 2.39 2.10 39 353.3 2B* 7 7 9 1 1 .941 .976 2.29 4.59 6.00 5.36 2 24.0 C* 3 4 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 5.10 4.64 6.12 0 9.7 1 0 2 0 DH 1 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 330 534 28 8 4 .986 .978 1.70 2.07 2.37 2.34 204 2135
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Stolen Bases
1975 NL-32-8

Caught Stealing
1975 NL-11-8

Gray Ink: Batting - 2 (2073) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 7, 1968: Drafted by the Seattle Pilots in the 19th round of the 1968 amateur draft.

March 30, 1974: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Houston Astros for Larry Yount and Don Stratton (minors).


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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