Wilbur Leon Howard
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 170 lb.
Born: January 8, 1949 in Lowell, North Carolina, US
High School: Holbrook HS (Lowell, NC)
Drafted by the MIL in the 19th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Holbrook HS (Lowell, NC).
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 19 | Newark | NYPL | A- | 18 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .290 | .484 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| 1969 | 20 | 3 Teams | 3 Lgs | A--WRk-A | SEP | 96 | 347 | 313 | 63 | 94 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 35 | 9 | 28 | 77 | .300 | .364 | .358 | .722 | 112 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1969 | 20 | Pilots | AZIL | WRk | SEP | 35 | 146 | 131 | 28 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 29 | .321 | .390 | .382 | .772 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | 20 | Newark | NYPL | A- | SEP | 57 | 200 | 181 | 35 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 47 | .287 | .347 | .343 | .689 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1969 | 20 | Clinton | MIDW | A | SEP | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | 21 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A-AAA | MIL | 124 | 541 | 496 | 73 | 151 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 41 | 14 | 37 | 97 | .304 | .357 | .389 | .747 | 193 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1970 | 21 | Clinton | MIDW | A | MIL | 117 | 511 | 469 | 70 | 142 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 40 | 13 | 34 | 90 | .303 | .355 | .388 | .743 | 182 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1970 | 21 | Portland | PCL | AAA | MIL | 7 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .333 | .400 | .407 | .807 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | 22 | Evansville | AA | AAA | MIL | 128 | 552 | 508 | 57 | 122 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 42 | 17 | 40 | 104 | .240 | .298 | .335 | .632 | 170 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1972 | 23 | Evansville | AA | AAA | MIL | 129 | 571 | 542 | 70 | 155 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 111 | .286 | .319 | .395 | .713 | 214 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | 24 | Evansville | AA | AAA | MIL | 130 | 597 | 552 | 90 | 149 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 63 | 23 | 14 | 34 | 117 | .270 | .314 | .380 | .694 | 210 | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1974 | 25 | Denver | AA | AAA | HOU | 65 | 292 | 279 | 43 | 83 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 32 | .297 | .313 | .466 | .779 | 130 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1977 | 28 | Charleston | IL | AAA | HOU | 11 | 49 | 45 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .200 | .245 | .244 | .489 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1979 | 30 | Charleston | IL | AAA | HOU | 86 | 314 | 291 | 19 | 70 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 32 | .241 | .284 | .275 | .559 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1980 | 31 | Yucatan | MEX | AAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | 32 | Yucatan | MEX | AAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982 | 33 | Yucatan | MEX | AAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983 | 34 | Yucatan | MEX | AAA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 Seasons | 787 | 3294 | 3057 | 422 | 842 | 120 | 40 | 31 | 272 | 174 | 83 | 191 | 572 | .275 | .320 | .371 | .692 | 1135 | 19 | 9 | 18 | |||||||
| AAA (11 seasons) | AAA | 556 | 2405 | 2244 | 289 | 597 | 95 | 28 | 26 | 209 | 99 | 61 | 129 | 405 | .266 | .307 | .368 | .675 | 826 | 10 | 7 | 15 | ||||||
| A (2 seasons) | A | 121 | 512 | 470 | 70 | 142 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 40 | 13 | 34 | 91 | .302 | .354 | .387 | .741 | 182 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| A- (2 seasons) | A- | 75 | 231 | 212 | 35 | 61 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 47 | .288 | .339 | .363 | .702 | 77 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| WRk (1 season) | WRk | 35 | 146 | 131 | 28 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 29 | .321 | .390 | .382 | .772 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 19 | Newark | NYPL | A- | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3.87 | 18 | 12 | 86.0 | 80 | 41 | 37 | 10 | 37 | 1.360 | 8.4 | 1.0 | 3.9 | |||||||||||||
| 1969 | 20 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A-A- | SEP | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.400 | 15.3 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 0.57 | |||
| 1969 | 20 | Newark | NYPL | A- | SEP | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.500 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.00 | |||
| 1969 | 20 | Clinton | MIDW | A | SEP | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.375 | 14.6 | 2.2 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 0.67 | |||
| 2 Seasons | 8 | 5 | .615 | 4.03 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96.0 | 97 | 56 | 43 | 12 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.469 | 9.1 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.09 | |||||||
| A- (2 seasons) | A- | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3.99 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88.0 | 84 | 43 | 39 | 10 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.386 | 8.6 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.00 | ||||||
| A (1 season) | A | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.375 | 14.6 | 2.2 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 0.67 | |||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | lgCS% | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 19 | Newark | NYPL | A- | P | 18 | 0.00 | ||||||||||
| 1969 | 20 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A--WRk | SEP | OF | 82 | 179 | 163 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .933 | 2.04 | |||
| 1969 | 20 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A-A- | SEP | P | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.60 | |||
| 1969 | 20 | Pilots | AZIL | WRk | SEP | OF | 34 | 94 | 89 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .947 | 2.62 | |||
| 1969 | 20 | Newark | NYPL | A- | SEP | OF | 48 | 85 | 74 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .918 | 1.63 | |||
| 1969 | 20 | Newark | NYPL | A- | SEP | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||||
| 1969 | 20 | Clinton | MIDW | A | SEP | P | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.75 | |||
| 1970 | 21 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A-AAA | MIL | OF | 123 | 285 | 270 | 7 | 8 | 3 | .972 | 2.25 | |||
| 1970 | 21 | Clinton | MIDW | A | MIL | OF | 117 | 265 | 252 | 6 | 7 | 3 | .974 | 2.21 | |||
| 1970 | 21 | Portland | PCL | AAA | MIL | OF | 6 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .950 | 3.17 | |||
| 1971 | 22 | Evansville | AA | AAA | MIL | OF | 126 | 247 | 220 | 15 | 12 | 1 | .951 | 1.87 | |||
| 1972 | 23 | Evansville | AA | AAA | MIL | OF | 125 | 261 | 241 | 10 | 10 | 2 | .962 | 2.01 | |||
| 1973 | 24 | Evansville | AA | AAA | MIL | OF | 129 | 308 | 290 | 9 | 9 | 1 | .971 | 2.32 | |||
| 1974 | 25 | Denver | AA | AAA | HOU | OF | 64 | 145 | 135 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .966 | 2.19 | |||
| 1977 | 28 | Charleston | IL | AAA | HOU | OF | 7 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 2.86 | |||
| 1979 | 30 | Charleston | IL | AAA | HOU | OF | 69 | 161 | 154 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .994 | 2.32 | |||
| 1979 | 30 | Charleston | IL | AAA | HOU | 2B | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 3.00 | |||
| 9 Seasons | 750 | 1617 | 1493 | 65 | 59 | 9 | .964 | 2.08 | |||||||||
| OF (8 seasons) | OF | 725 | 1607 | 1490 | 59 | 58 | 9 | .964 | 2.14 | ||||||||
| P (2 seasons) | P | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.13 | ||||||||
| 2B (1 season) | 2B | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 3.00 | ||||||||
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