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Bruce Howard

Bruce Ernest Howard

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: March 23, 1943 in Salisbury, MD
School: Villanova University (Villanova, PA)
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 4, 1963
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Senators/Orioles 1963-1968

Final Game: September 7, 1968
Relatives: Father of David Howard
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Standard Batting

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
1963 20 CHW AL 7 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 42 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1964 21 CHW AL 3 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1965 22 CHW AL 30 51 41 1 6 2 1 0 3 0 0 4 18 .146 .222 .244 .466 37 10 1 0 6 0 0 1
1966 23 CHW AL 27 52 43 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 5 13 .070 .180 .093 .273 -16 4 0 1 2 1 0 1
1967 24 CHW AL 30 32 28 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .179 .207 .214 .421 28 6 0 0 3 0 0 1
1968 25 TOT AL 23 26 23 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 4 .087 .125 .261 .386 16 6 1 0 2 0 0 1
1968 25 BAL AL 10 10 7 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 .286 .375 .857 1.232 266 6 0 0 2 0 0 1
1968 25 WSA AL 13 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
6 Yrs 120 173 147 5 17 5 1 1 7 0 1 11 49 .116 .181 .184 .365 9 27 2 1 13 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 234 198 7 23 7 1 1 9 0 1 15 66 .116 .181 .184 .365 9 36 3 1 18 1 0
CHW (5 yrs) 97 147 124 4 15 4 1 0 5 0 1 10 45 .121 .191 .169 .361 8 21 1 1 11 1 0
WSA (1 yr) 13 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 10 10 7 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 .286 .375 .857 1.232 266 6 0 0 2 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1963 20 CHW AL 7 4 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .502 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $ /1
1964 21 CHW AL 3 8 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .458 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /1
1965 22 CHW AL 30 51 -4 0 -0 0 6 2 0.2 1 3 0.2 .507 .501 0.2 -0.0 3 $ 1
1966 23 CHW AL 27 52 -7 -0 0 0 6 -2 -0.2 2 0 -0.2 .494 .499 -0.2 -0.0 0 $ 1
1967 24 CHW AL 30 32 -3 0 0 0 4 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .504 .501 0.1 -0.0 2 $15,500 1
1968 25 BAL AL 10 10 2 0 0 0 1 3 0.3 0 3 0.3 .532 .502 0.3 -0.0 3 $17,500 1
1968 25 WSA AL 13 16 -4 0 -0 0 2 -2 -0.3 0 -2 -0.3 .479 .498 -0.3 -0.0 -2 $ 1
6 Seasons 120 173 -17 -0 -0 0 19 1 0.0 5 6 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 -0.1 6 $33,000
CHW (5 yrs) 97 147 -16 -0 0 0 16 0 0.0 4 4 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.1 4 $15,500
WSA (1 yr) 13 16 -4 0 -0 0 2 -2 -0.3 0 -2 -0.3 .479 .498 -0.3 -0.0 -2 $
BAL (1 yr) 10 10 2 0 0 0 1 3 0.3 0 3 0.3 .532 .502 0.3 -0.0 3 $17,500

Advanced Batting

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
1963 20 CHW AL 4 3 0 0.0 93 .333 .250 .253 .250 .319 .250 .391 .500 .710 42 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .333 .000 .000
1964 21 CHW AL 8 8 0 0.0 94 .000 .000 .252 .000 .320 .000 .392 .000 .712 -100 .000 -2.1 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1965 22 CHW AL 51 42 2 1.3 86 .261 .146 .243 .222 .311 .244 .372 .466 .683 37 .109 -3.3 -0.4 .389 .195 .098
1966 23 CHW AL 52 44 1 0.6 84 .097 .070 .240 .180 .306 .093 .371 .273 .676 -16 .032 -6.1 -0.7 .220 .116 .023
1967 24 CHW AL 32 26 1 1.0 80 .263 .179 .237 .207 .305 .214 .355 .421 .660 28 .088 -2.4 -0.3 .304 .071 .036
1968 25 TOT AL 26 24 2 2.2 78 .056 .087 .235 .125 .304 .261 .348 .386 .651 16 .305 -2.4 -0.3 .318 .217 .174 .0
1968 25 BAL AL 10 7 2 7.7 80 .200 .286 .238 .375 .307 .857 .352 1.232 .659 266 .807 1.4 0.2 1.400 .714 .571 .0
1968 25 WSA AL 16 17 0 0.0 77 .000 .000 .234 .000 .302 .000 .346 .000 .648 -100 .000 -3.8 -0.4 .000 .000 .000
6 Yrs 173 147 6 1.1 83 .163 .116 .240 .181 .308 .184 .366 .365 .674 9 .091 -16.8 -1.8 .286 .136 .068 .0
162 Game Avg. 234 198 8 1.1 83 .163 .116 .240 .181 .308 .184 .366 .365 .674 9 .091 -16.8 -1.8 .286 .136 .068
CHW (5 yrs) 147 123 4 0.9 84 .188 .121 .241 .191 .309 .169 .369 .361 .678 8 .060 -14.4 -1.5 .279 .121 .048
WSA (1 yr) 16 17 0 0.0 77 .000 .000 .234 .000 .302 .000 .346 .000 .648 -100 .000 -3.8 -0.4 .000 .000 .000
BAL (1 yr) 10 7 2 7.7 80 .200 .286 .238 .375 .307 .857 .352 1.232 .659 266 .807 1.4 0.2 1.400 .714 .571 .0

Ratio Batting*

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
1963 20 CHW AL 4 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.0 75%
1964 21 CHW AL 8 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 1.00 50%
1965 22 CHW AL 51 0.0% 35.3% 7.8% 5.9% 50% 4.50 2.3 13.7 2.43 45%
1966 23 CHW AL 52 0.0% 25.0% 9.6% 1.9% 33% 2.60 3.3 21.5 1.00 60%
1967 24 CHW AL 32 0.0% 28.1% 3.1% 3.1% 20% 9.00 3.1 0.70 59%
1968 25 TOT AL 26 3.9% 15.4% 3.9% 7.7% 100% 4.00 5.8 23.0 11.5 1.00 69%
1968 25 BAL AL 10 10.0% 10.0% 10.0% 20.0% 100% 1.00 7.0 7.0 3.5 1.00 50%
1968 25 WSA AL 16 0.0% 18.8% 0.0% 0.0% 5.3 1.00 81%
6 Yrs 173 0.6% 28.3% 6.4% 4.1% 41% 4.45 3.0 147.0 21.0 1.20 57%
MLB Averages 2.1% 15.7% 7.8% 6.1% 28% 2.00 5.7 43.3 9.4 1.10 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1963 20 CHW AL -0.3 -0.0 4 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 1.56 -0.0 0.0 -1.0 -0.1 1.30 -0.4 0
1964 21 CHW AL -2.1 -0.2 8 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 .84 -0.2 0.0 -1.8 -0.2 0.86 -2.0 0
1965 22 CHW AL -3.3 -0.4 51 -0.5 0.4 -0.9 .95 -0.4 -0.1 -5.9 -0.6 1.02 -4.2 0
1966 23 CHW AL -6.1 -0.7 54 -0.8 0.3 -1.1 1.01 -0.6 -0.1 -6.5 -0.7 0.92 -6.7 0
1967 24 CHW AL -2.4 -0.3 32 -0.6 0.1 -0.8 1.12 -0.4 -0.2 -4.8 -0.5 0.96 -3.6 0
1968 25 TOT AL -2.4 -0.3 26 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 1.10 -0.3 -0.2 -3.3 -0.4 1.03 -2.4 0
1968 25 BAL AL 1.4 0.2 10 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 1.21 0.1 -0.2 0.6 0.1 1.09 1.4 0
1968 25 WSA AL -3.8 -0.4 16 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 1.04 -0.4 0.0 -3.9 -0.5 1.00 -3.8 0
6 Yrs -16.8 -1.8 175 -2.6 1.1 -3.7 1.03 -2.0 -0.6 -23.2 -2.6 0.98 -19.3 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1963 20 CHW AL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 21 CHW AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 22 CHW AL 0 0 10% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1966 23 CHW AL 0 0 22% 8 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20% 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1
1967 24 CHW AL 0 0 17% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1968 25 TOT AL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 25 BAL AL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 25 WSA AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 0 0 14% 31 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 29% 2 2 0 1 1 0 4 1 2

Situational Hitting*

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
1963 20 CHW AL 4 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1964 21 CHW AL 8 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 6 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1965 22 CHW AL 51 100% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 100% 12 1 8% 13 5 38% 36 3 8% 1 1 100% 2 1 50% 0
1966 23 CHW AL 52 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 5 0 0% 8 1 13% 28 2 7% 4 1 25% 0 0 0
1967 24 CHW AL 32 100% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 8 0 0% 6 2 33% 20 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
1968 25 TOT AL 26 100% 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 100% 5 1 20% 6 0 0% 20 1 5% 0 0 0 0 0
1968 25 BAL AL 10 100% 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 8 1 13% 0 0 0 0 0
1968 25 WSA AL 16 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 4 0 0% 12 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yrs 173 100% 17 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 13 13 100% 31 2 6% 35 8 23% 114 6 5% 7 2 29% 2 1 50% 0
MLB Averages 53% 79% 10% 30% 13% 47% 51%

Cumulative Batting

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
1963 20 7 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 42 1 0 0 0 0 0
1964 21 10 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .083 .083 .083 .167 -53 1 0 0 0 0 0
1965 22 40 63 53 1 7 2 1 0 3 0 0 4 23 .132 .193 .208 .401 17 11 1 0 6 0 0
1966 23 67 115 96 3 10 3 1 0 5 0 1 9 36 .104 .187 .156 .343 2 15 1 1 8 1 0
1967 24 97 147 124 4 15 4 1 0 5 0 1 10 45 .121 .191 .169 .361 8 21 1 1 11 1 0
1968 25 120 173 147 5 17 5 1 1 7 0 1 11 49 .116 .181 .184 .365 9 27 2 1 13 1 0

Neutralized Batting

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
1963 20 7 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 7
1964 21 3 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
1965 22 30 53 42 1 7 2 1 0 4 0 5 18 .167 .255 .262 .517 3 30
1966 23 27 55 44 3 4 1 0 0 3 0 7 13 .091 .226 .114 .340 1 27
1967 24 30 34 30 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 .233 .258 .267 .525 2 30
1968 25 23 29 25 1 4 2 0 2 3 0 2 4 .160 .222 .480 .702 3 23
6 Yrs 120 183 153 7 22 6 1 2 10 0 15 49 .144 .224 .235 .459 9 120
162 Game Avg. 162 247 207 9 30 8 1 3 14 0 20 66 .144 .224 .235 .459 12 120

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

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1963 AL  born 1943-03-23 (10th)

                                         

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