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Roy Howell
Roy Lee Howell

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.

Debut September 9, 1974
  vs. CAL 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 29, 1984
Born December 18, 1953 in Lompoc, CA

Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1974 20 TEX AL  13   44    2   11   1  0   1    3   0  0   2  10  .250  .283  .341   82   15   1   0   0   0   0
 1975 21 TEX AL 125  383   43   96  15  2  10   51   2  2  39  79  .251  .322  .379   99  145   2   3   6   3   5
 1976 22 TEX AL 140  491   55  124  28  2   8   53   1  0  30 106  .253  .295  .367   92  180   5   4   8   1  12
 1977 23 TOT AL 103  381   41  115  17  1  10   44   4  1  44  80  .302  .374  .430  119  164   3   2   2   1  16
         TEX AL   7   17    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   4  .000  .105  .000  -68    0   0   0   0   0   0
         TOR AL  96  364   41  115  17  1  10   44   4  1  42  76  .316  .386  .451  127  164   3   2   2   1  16
 1978 24 TOR AL 140  551   67  149  28  3   8   61   0  1  44  78  .270  .325  .376   96  207   4   1   3   1  10 AS
 1979 25 TOR AL 138  511   60  126  28  4  15   72   1  4  42  91  .247  .310  .405   92  207   1   3   4   6  12
 1980 26 TOR AL 142  528   51  142  28  9  10   57   0  0  50  92  .269  .335  .413  100  218   4   5   8   5  10
 1981 27 MIL AL  76  244   37   58  13  1   6   33   0  0  23  39  .238  .306  .373  100   91   2   2   4   2   6
 1982 28 MIL AL  98  300   31   78  11  2   4   38   0  2  21  39  .260  .305  .350   85  105   1   4   2   0   2
 1983 29 MIL AL  69  194   23   54   9  6   4   25   1  3  15  29  .278  .330  .448  119   87   2   0   0   0   4
 1984 30 MIL AL  68  164   12   38   5  1   4   17   0  1   8  32  .232  .284  .348   77   57   0   0   1   4   9
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons    1112 3791  422  991 183 31  80  454   9 14 318 675  .261  .321  .389   98 1476  25  24  38  23  86
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        552   61  144  27  5  12   66   1  2  46  98  .261  .321  .389   98  215   4   3   6   3  13
 Career High    142  551   67  149  28  9  15   72   4  4  50 106  .302  .374  .430  119  218   5   5   8   6  16
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1974 20 TEX AL   47   34    4   3.2    87| .250  .255| .283  .319| .341  .367| .624  .685|  82  .380  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1975 21 TEX AL  430  299   48   4.3    92| .251  .257| .322  .326| .379  .377| .701  .704|  99  .501  -0.6  -0.1  50%
 1976 22 TEX AL  531  388   51   3.6    87| .253  .258| .295  .323| .367  .364| .662  .687|  92  .447  -6.1  -0.6 100%
 1977 23 TOT AL  431  288   61   5.7   101| .302  .267| .374  .332| .430  .407| .804  .738| 119  .591  10.8   1.1  80%
         TEX AL   19   17    0   0.0   101| .000  .267| .105  .332| .000  .407| .105  .738| -68  .000  -4.1  -0.4   0%
         TOR AL  412  271   61   6.0   101| .316  .267| .386  .332| .451  .407| .837  .738| 127  .618  14.9   1.5  80%
 1978 24 TOR AL  601  418   67   4.3    94| .270  .262| .325  .328| .376  .386| .701  .714|  96  .497  -3.2  -0.3   0%
 1979 25 TOR AL  563  405   62   4.1   102| .247  .270| .310  .334| .405  .408| .715  .743|  92  .435  -6.8  -0.7  20%
 1980 26 TOR AL  592  405   74   4.9   103| .269  .275| .335  .338| .413  .408| .748  .746| 100  .531  -0.2   0.0   0%
 1981 27 MIL AL  273  196   28   3.8    85| .238  .250| .306  .314| .373  .364| .679  .678| 100  .471   0.2   0.0   0%
 1982 28 MIL AL  326  231   33   3.8    93| .260  .257| .305  .320| .350  .392| .655  .711|  85  .419  -5.9  -0.6   0%
 1983 29 MIL AL  211  149   27   4.9    92| .278  .257| .330  .318| .448  .388| .778  .706| 119  .530   4.3   0.4  25%
 1984 30 MIL AL  176  136   14   2.8    93| .232  .259| .284  .321| .348  .391| .632  .712|  77  .288  -5.4  -0.5   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     4181 2949  469   4.3    95| .261  .263| .321  .327| .389  .390| .710  .717|  98  .483 -14.0  -1.4  39%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1974 20 TEX AL 3B 12 5 24 3 1 .906 .954 2.42 2.77 2.64 3.12 12 99.0 1975 21 TEX AL 3B 115 80 214 21 32 .933 .954 2.56 2.81 2.99 3.16 106 883.7 DH 5 1976 22 TEX AL 3B 130 103 245 28 20 .926 .953 2.68 2.64 2.82 2.94 125 1111.3 DH 8 1977 23 TOT AL 3B 88 82 165 12 12 .954 .957 2.81 2.72 2.92 2.97 87 762.3 TOT AL DH 10 TEX AL LF 2 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 3.00 1.75 3.38 2.14 2 16.0 DH 2 1B 1 7 0 1 1 .875 .986 7.00 8.80 9.00 10.03 0 7.0 3B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.70 3.00 3.00 0 3.0 TOR AL 3B 87 81 165 12 12 .953 .957 2.83 2.72 2.92 2.97 87 759.3 DH 8 1978 24 TOR AL 3B 131 109 306 22 27 .950 .954 3.17 2.59 3.20 3.00 131 1166.3 AS RF 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.40 1.84 1.54 2.24 5 41.0 AS DH 1 AS 1979 25 TOR AL 3B 133 108 290 20 28 .952 .953 2.99 2.66 3.17 3.07 131 1128.3 DH 4 1980 26 TOR AL 3B 138 105 257 16 24 .958 .951 2.62 2.59 2.68 3.01 136 1216.0 DH 2 1981 27 MIL AL 3B 53 38 98 6 9 .958 .950 2.57 2.52 2.82 2.95 51 434.0 DH 13 1B 3 20 2 0 1 1.000 .991 7.33 8.57 11.19 10.07 2 17.7 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1982 28 MIL AL DH 84 1B 4 26 2 2 1 .933 .993 7.00 8.50 10.50 9.86 2 24.0 RF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.90 3.60 2.34 0 5.0 1983 29 MIL AL DH 54 1B 2 20 4 1 4 .960 .992 12.00 8.25 12.00 9.90 2 18.0 1984 30 MIL AL 3B 46 21 67 9 7 .907 .950 1.91 2.19 2.70 2.75 39 293.0 DH 8 1B 4 19 2 0 4 1.000 .991 5.25 8.25 10.92 9.73 1 17.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1977 23 TEX AL 1B 1 7 0 1 1 .875 .986 7.00 8.80 9.00 10.03 0 7.0 1981 27 MIL AL 1B 3 20 2 0 1 1.000 .991 7.33 8.57 11.19 10.07 2 17.7 1982 28 MIL AL 1B 4 26 2 2 1 .933 .993 7.00 8.50 10.50 9.86 2 24.0 1983 29 MIL AL 1B 2 20 4 1 4 .960 .992 12.00 8.25 12.00 9.90 2 18.0 1984 30 MIL AL 1B 4 19 2 0 4 1.000 .991 5.25 8.25 10.92 9.73 1 17.3 1974 20 TEX AL 3B 12 5 24 3 1 .906 .954 2.42 2.77 2.64 3.12 12 99.0 1975 21 TEX AL 3B 115 80 214 21 32 .933 .954 2.56 2.81 2.99 3.16 106 883.7 1976 22 TEX AL 3B 130 103 245 28 20 .926 .953 2.68 2.64 2.82 2.94 125 1111.3 1977 23 TOT AL 3B 88 82 165 12 12 .954 .957 2.81 2.72 2.92 2.97 87 762.3 TEX AL 3B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.70 3.00 3.00 0 3.0 TOR AL 3B 87 81 165 12 12 .953 .957 2.83 2.72 2.92 2.97 87 759.3 1978 24 TOR AL 3B 131 109 306 22 27 .950 .954 3.17 2.59 3.20 3.00 131 1166.3 1979 25 TOR AL 3B 133 108 290 20 28 .952 .953 2.99 2.66 3.17 3.07 131 1128.3 1980 26 TOR AL 3B 138 105 257 16 24 .958 .951 2.62 2.59 2.68 3.01 136 1216.0 1981 27 MIL AL 3B 53 38 98 6 9 .958 .950 2.57 2.52 2.82 2.95 51 434.0 1984 30 MIL AL 3B 46 21 67 9 7 .907 .950 1.91 2.19 2.70 2.75 39 293.0 1975 21 TEX AL DH 5 1976 22 TEX AL DH 8 1977 23 TOT AL DH 10 TEX AL DH 2 TOR AL DH 8 1978 24 TOR AL DH 1 1979 25 TOR AL DH 4 1980 26 TOR AL DH 2 1981 27 MIL AL DH 13 1982 28 MIL AL DH 84 1983 29 MIL AL DH 54 1984 30 MIL AL DH 8 1977 23 TEX AL LF 2 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 3.00 1.75 3.38 2.14 2 16.0 1977 23 TEX AL OF 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 2.05 2.81 2.36 2 16.0 1978 24 TOR AL OF 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.40 2.12 1.54 2.48 5 41.0 1981 27 MIL AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1982 28 MIL AL OF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.15 3.60 2.52 0 5.0 1978 24 TOR AL RF 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.40 1.84 1.54 2.24 5 41.0 1981 27 MIL AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1982 28 MIL AL RF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.90 3.60 2.34 0 5.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 3B* 846 651 1666 137 160 .944 .953 2.74 2.63 2.94 3.01 818 7094.0 DH 189 Games not counted in Overall Total below 1B* 14 92 10 4 11 .962 .991 7.29 8.43 10.93 9.90 7 84.0 OF* 10 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.40 2.12 2.00 2.46 7 63.0 2 0 8# RF* 8 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.12 1.85 1.72 2.24 5 47.0 LF* 2 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 3.00 1.75 3.38 2.14 2 16.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 870 757 1676 141 171 .945 .955 2.80 2.72 3.02 3.08 832 7241
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1981   ALDS  MIL NYY     L   4   5   0   2  0  0  0   0   2   2  .400  .571  .400   0  1   0   0   0 
 1982   ALCS  MIL CAL     W   1   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    MIL STL     L   4  11   1   0  0  0  0   0   0   3  .000  .083  .000   0  0   0   0   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Postseason Series   1-2   9  19   1   2  0  0  0   0   2   6  .105  .227  .105   0  1   0   0   1 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1978   TOR AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      0   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
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.

All-Star
1978 *

Triples
1980 AL-9-6

Strikeouts
1976 AL-106-8

Hit By Pitch
1979 AL-6-9

Intentional Walks
1976 AL-8-10

Youngest Player
1974 AL-20-6

Gray Ink: Batting - 1 (2299) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 9.6 (1759) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 5.5 (1421) (Likely HOFer > 100)
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 6, 1972: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1972 amateur draft.

May 9, 1977: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Toronto Blue Jays for Steve Hargan, Jim Mason, and $200,000.

October 23, 1980: Granted Free Agency.

December 20, 1980: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

October 1, 1984: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

Before 1985 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

March 19, 1985: Released by the San Francisco Giants.


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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