Doug Howard
Douglas Lynn Howard
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: February 6, 1948 in Salt Lake City, UT
High School: Highland (Salt Lake City, UT)
School: Brigham Young University
Drafted by the California Angels in the 8th round of the 1970 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 6, 1972
Final Game: June 19, 1976
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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
1972 24 CAL AL 11 40 38 4 10 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 .263 .300 .289 .589 81 11 2 1 0 0 0 /735
1973 25 CAL AL 8 23 21 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .095 .130 .095 .226 -33 2 0 0 0 1 0 /735
1974 26 CAL AL 22 42 39 5 9 0 1 0 5 1 0 2 1 .231 .268 .282 .550 63 11 3 0 1 0 0 /83D7
1975 27 STL NL 17 29 29 1 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 .207 .207 .310 .517 40 9 0 0 0 0 0 /3
1976 28 CLE AL 39 99 90 7 19 4 0 0 13 1 1 3 13 .211 .237 .256 .493 46 23 3 1 2 3 2 3/D9
5 Seasons 97 233 217 19 46 5 1 1 22 2 1 7 30 .212 .239 .258 .497 46 56 8 2 3 4 2
162 Game Avg. 162 389 362 32 77 8 2 2 37 3 2 12 50 .212 .239 .258 .497 46 94 13 3 5 7 3
CAL (3 yrs) 41 105 98 11 21 1 1 0 8 1 0 4 10 .214 .250 .245 .495 49 24 5 1 1 1 0
STL (1 yr) 17 29 29 1 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 .207 .207 .310 .517 40 9 0 0 0 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 39 99 90 7 19 4 0 0 13 1 1 3 13 .211 .237 .256 .493 46 23 3 1 2 3 2
AL (4 yrs) 80 204 188 18 40 5 1 0 21 2 1 7 23 .213 .244 .250 .494 47 47 8 2 3 4 2
NL (1 yr) 17 29 29 1 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 .207 .207 .310 .517 40 9 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
1972 24 CAL AL 40 30 3 2.7 78 .286 .263 .240 .300 .307 .289 .346 .589 .654 81 .366 -0.9 -0.1 .433 .053 .026
1973 25 CAL AL 23 20 0 0.0 87 .125 .095 .250 .130 .317 .095 .368 .226 .685 -33 .000 -3.6 -0.4 .158 .048 .000
1974 26 CAL AL 42 34 2 1.6 84 .237 .231 .251 .268 .315 .282 .361 .550 .676 63 .147 -2.0 -0.2 .424 .128 .051 .0
1975 27 STL NL 29 23 2 2.3 99 .238 .207 .270 .207 .342 .310 .390 .517 .732 40 .246 -2.7 -0.3 .391 .103 .103 .0
1976 28 CLE AL 99 80 5 1.7 84 .238 .211 .254 .237 .318 .256 .358 .493 .675 46 .171 -5.9 -0.6 .360 .078 .044 .0
5 Seasons 233 187 12 1.7 85 .237 .212 .253 .239 .318 .258 .362 .497 .680 46 .175 -15.1 -1.6 .367 .083 .046 1.3
162 Game Avg. 389 312 20 1.7 85 .237 .212 .253 .239 .318 .258 .362 .497 .680 46 .175 -15.1 -1.6 .367 .083 .046 2
CAL (3 yrs) 105 84 5 1.6 82 .236 .214 .247 .250 .313 .245 .357 .495 .669 49 .158 -6.5 -0.7 .366 .082 .031 .0
STL (1 yr) 29 23 2 2.3 99 .238 .207 .270 .207 .342 .310 .390 .517 .732 40 .246 -2.7 -0.3 .391 .103 .103 .0
CLE (1 yr) 99 80 5 1.7 84 .238 .211 .254 .237 .318 .256 .358 .493 .675 46 .172 -5.9 -0.6 .360 .078 .044 .0
AL (4 yrs) 204 164 10 1.6 83 .237 .213 .250 .244 .315 .250 .357 .494 .672 47 .165 -12.4 -1.3 .363 .080 .037 .0
NL (1 yr) 29 23 2 2.3 99 .238 .207 .270 .207 .342 .310 .390 .517 .732 40 .246 -2.7 -0.3 .391 .103 .103 .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
1972 24 CAL AL 40 0.0% 7.5% 2.5% 2.5% 10% 3.00 12.7 19.0 1.70 88%
1973 25 CAL AL 23 0.0% 26.1% 4.4% 0.0% 0% 6.00 3.5 21.0 0.75 70%
1974 26 CAL AL 42 0.0% 2.4% 4.8% 2.4% 11% 0.50 39.0 7.8 1.13 90%
1975 27 STL NL 29 3.5% 24.1% 0.0% 3.5% 17% 4.1 29.0 29.0 0.67 72%
1976 28 CLE AL 99 0.0% 13.1% 3.0% 4.0% 21% 4.33 6.9 6.9 1.21 81%
5 Seasons 233 0.4% 12.9% 3.0% 3.0% 15% 4.29 7.2 217.0 9.9 1.14 82%
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
1972 24 CAL AL 0 0 33% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67% 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 1
1973 25 CAL AL 0 0 67% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
1974 26 CAL AL 1 0 46% 17 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1975 27 STL NL 0 0 0% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 28 CLE AL 3 0 30% 41 1 1 50% 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 27% 6 4 1 0 0 0 5 2 2
5 Seasons 4 0 33% 89 2 1 67% 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 6 39% 12 8 3 2 1 1 9 3 5
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
1972 24 CAL AL 40 43% 10 1 0 0 0 1.91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 29% 3 1 33% 14 2 14% 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 0
1973 25 CAL AL 23 48% 2 2 0 0 0 3.69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0% 2 2 100% 14 1 7% 1 1 100% 2 1 50% 0
1974 26 CAL AL 42 95% 9 7 3 0 2 2.15 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 13 3 23% 6 1 17% 32 5 16% 4 1 25% 5 2 40% 0
1975 27 STL NL 29 90% 6 10 3 1 1 1.09 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0% 2 0 0% 15 1 7% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1976 28 CLE AL 99 41% 19 2 0 0 0 0.89 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 27 3 11% 13 6 46% 81 13 16% 15 9 60% 3 0 0% 0
5 Seasons 233 58% 46 22 6 1 3 1.68 1 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 100% 55 8 15% 26 10 38% 156 22 14% 22 12 55% 12 3 25% 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
1972 24 11 40 38 4 10 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 .263 .300 .289 .589 81 11 2 1 0 0 0
1973 25 19 63 59 6 12 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 9 .203 .238 .220 .458 39 13 2 1 0 1 0
1974 26 41 105 98 11 21 1 1 0 8 1 0 4 10 .214 .250 .245 .495 49 24 5 1 1 1 0
1975 27 58 134 127 12 27 1 1 1 9 1 0 4 17 .213 .241 .260 .500 47 33 5 1 1 1 0
1976 28 97 233 217 19 46 5 1 1 22 2 1 7 30 .212 .239 .258 .497 46 56 8 2 3 4 2

Neutralized Batting

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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
1972 24 11 43 41 6 12 1 0 0 3 0 1 3 .293 .326 .317 .643 4 11
1973 25 8 23 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .043 .000 .043 0 8
1974 26 22 41 39 6 9 0 1 0 6 1 2 1 .231 .268 .282 .550 3 22
1975 27 17 29 29 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 17
1976 28 39 98 91 8 20 4 0 0 15 1 3 13 .220 .245 .264 .509 6 39
5 Seasons 97 234 221 21 41 5 1 0 25 2 7 30 .186 .214 .217 .431 15 97
162 Game Avg. 162 391 369 35 68 8 2 0 42 3 12 50 .186 .214 .217 .431 25 97

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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