Howard Battle
Howard Dion Battle
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: March 25, 1972 in Biloxi, MS
High School: Mercy Cross (Ocean Springs, MS)
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 4th round of the 1990 amateur draft.
Signed June 6, 1990. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 1995
Final Game: October 3, 1999
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1995 23 TOR AL 9 19 15 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 8 .200 .368 .200 .568 55 3 0 0 0 0 0 /5D
1996 24 PHI NL 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /5
1999 27 ATL NL 15 19 17 2 6 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 3 .353 .421 .529 .950 139 9 1 0 0 0 0 /5
3 Seasons 29 43 37 5 9 0 0 1 5 1 0 6 13 .243 .349 .324 .673 76 12 1 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 240 207 28 50 0 0 6 28 6 0 34 73 .243 .349 .324 .673 76 67 6 0 0 0 0
ATL (1 yr) 15 19 17 2 6 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 3 .353 .421 .529 .950 139 9 1 0 0 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOR (1 yr) 9 19 15 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 8 .200 .368 .200 .568 55 3 0 0 0 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 20 24 22 2 6 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 5 .273 .333 .409 .742 89 9 1 0 0 0 0
AL (1 yr) 9 19 15 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 8 .200 .368 .200 .568 55 3 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1995 23 TOR AL 19 12 2 4.4 109 .429 .200 .269 .368 .343 .200 .425 .568 .768 55 .428 -0.8 -0.1 .667 .333 .000 .0
1996 24 PHI NL 5 5 0 0.0 107 .000 .000 .270 .000 .339 .000 .422 .000 .761 -100 .000 -1.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1999 27 ATL NL 19 12 4 8.9 116 .385 .353 .276 .421 .351 .529 .444 .950 .795 139 .721 1.0 0.1 .917 .294 .176 .0
3 Seasons 43 29 6 5.5 112 .348 .243 .272 .349 .346 .324 .433 .673 .779 76 .526 -1.3 -0.1 .655 .270 .081 1.0
162 Game Avg. 240 162 34 5.5 112 .348 .243 .272 .349 .346 .324 .433 .673 .779 76 .526 -1.3 -0.1 .655 .270 .081 6
ATL (1 yr) 19 12 4 8.9 116 .385 .353 .276 .421 .351 .529 .444 .950 .795 139 .721 1.0 0.1 .917 .294 .176 .0
PHI (1 yr) 5 5 0 0.0 107 .000 .000 .270 .000 .339 .000 .422 .000 .761 -100 .000 -1.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
TOR (1 yr) 19 12 2 4.4 109 .429 .200 .269 .368 .343 .200 .425 .568 .768 55 .427 -0.8 -0.1 .667 .333 .000 .0
NL (2 yrs) 24 17 4 6.3 114 .313 .273 .274 .333 .349 .409 .439 .742 .787 89 .586 -0.5 -0.1 .647 .227 .136 .0
AL (1 yr) 19 12 2 4.4 109 .429 .200 .269 .368 .343 .200 .425 .568 .768 55 .427 -0.8 -0.1 .667 .333 .000 .0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1999 27 ATL NL NLDS HOU W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 27 ATL NL NLCS NYM W 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 27 ATL NL WS NYY L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season (3 Series) 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1995 23 TOR AL 19 0.0% 42.1% 21.1% 0.0% 0% 2.00 1.9 1.33 1.00 37% 43% 0.0% 0%
1996 24 PHI NL 5 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.5 2.00 2.00 60% 0% 100%
1999 27 ATL NL 19 5.3% 15.8% 10.5% 5.3% 17% 1.50 5.7 17.0 3.4 0.27 0.50 68% 36% 9.1% 0%
3 Seasons 43 2.3% 30.2% 14.0% 2.3% 11% 2.17 2.8 37.0 7.4 0.60 0.78 53% 33% 7.1% 7%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1995 23 TOR AL 0 0 43% 17 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40% 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 1
1996 24 PHI NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 27 ATL NL 0 0 14% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
3 Seasons 0 0 29% 21 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 43% 4 2 1 1 0 1 2 1 1
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1995 23 TOR AL 19 16% 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 2 1 50% 8 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1996 24 PHI NL 5 20% 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0.57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 27 ATL NL 19 63% 6 0 0 8 3 0 2 1.98 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 1 14% 3 0 0% 25 4 16% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
3 Seasons 43 37% 9 1 0 12 3 0 2 1.51 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 1 9% 5 1 20% 33 4 12% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1995 23 TOR AL 19 80 4.21 45 56% 20% 36% 29% 16% 80% 0% 45% 56% 32% 16% 3 0 21% 4 0 11% 2 1 13% 0 0 0
1996 24 PHI NL 4 20 5.00 12 60% 25% 33% 25% 17% 75% 0% 45% 56% 0% 0% 0 0 25% 1 1 0% 0 0 0% 1 0 0
1999 27 ATL NL 19 70 3.68 41 59% 20% 20% 27% 34% 80% 0% 47% 76% 26% 16% 3 0 37% 7 3 26% 5 4 0% 0 0 0
3 Seasons 42 170 4.05 98 58% 20% 29% 28% 23% 80% 0% 46% 64% 26% 14% 6 0 29% 12 4 17% 7 5 8% 1 0 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1995 23 9 19 15 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 8 .200 .368 .200 .568 55 3 0 0 0 0 0
1996 24 14 24 20 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 10 .150 .292 .150 .442 21 3 0 0 0 0 0
1997 25 14 24 20 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 10 .150 .292 .150 .442 21 3 0 0 0 0 0
1998 26 14 24 20 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 10 .150 .292 .150 .442 21 3 0 0 0 0 0
1999 27 29 43 37 5 9 0 0 1 5 1 0 6 13 .243 .349 .324 .673 76 12 1 0 0 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1995 23 10 25 18 4 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 9 .278 .480 .278 .758 2 9
1996 24 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 5
1999 27 15 18 16 2 5 0 0 1 4 0 2 3 .313 .389 .500 .889 3 15
3 Seasons 30 48 39 6 10 0 0 1 4 2 9 14 .256 .396 .333 .729 5 29
162 Game Avg. 162 259 211 32 54 0 0 5 22 11 49 76 .256 .396 .333 .729 27 29

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