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Larry Howard

Lawrence Rayford Howard

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: June 6, 1945 in Columbus, OH
School: McMurry University (Abilene, TX)
Signed by the Houston Colt .45's as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 9, 1970
Teams (by GP): Astros/Braves 1970-1973

Final Game: July 2, 1973
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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
1970 25 HOU NL 31 98 88 11 27 6 0 2 16 0 0 10 23 .307 .378 .443 .821 124 39 2 0 0 0 3 2/37
1971 26 HOU NL 24 68 64 6 15 3 0 2 14 0 1 3 17 .234 .265 .375 .640 82 24 2 0 0 1 0 2
1972 27 HOU NL 54 175 157 16 35 7 0 2 13 0 0 17 30 .223 .299 .306 .605 74 48 5 0 1 0 3 2/7
1973 28 TOT NL 24 64 56 3 9 3 0 0 4 0 0 7 15 .161 .254 .214 .468 31 12 1 0 1 0 2 2
1973 28 HOU NL 20 54 48 3 8 3 0 0 4 0 0 5 12 .167 .245 .229 .474 33 11 1 0 1 0 2 2
1973 28 ATL NL 4 10 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .125 .300 .125 .425 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 /2
4 Yrs 133 405 365 36 86 19 0 6 47 0 1 37 85 .236 .305 .337 .642 81 123 10 0 2 1 8
162 Game Avg. 162 493 445 44 105 23 0 7 57 0 1 45 104 .236 .305 .337 .642 81 150 12 0 2 1 10
HOU (4 yrs) 129 395 357 36 85 19 0 6 47 0 1 35 82 .238 .305 .342 .647 83 122 10 0 2 1 8
ATL (1 yr) 4 10 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .125 .300 .125 .425 19 1 0 0 0 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
1970 25 HOU NL 31 98 3 -0 -0 1 1 5 0.5 3 8 0.8 .516 .503 0.7 0.3 6 $ 2/37
1971 26 HOU NL 24 68 -2 -0 -0 0 1 -2 -0.2 2 0 0.0 .493 .499 0.0 0.1 0 $ 2
1972 27 HOU NL 54 175 -6 -0 -0 -6 3 -10 -1.1 5 -5 -0.6 .478 .493 0.0 -0.3 1 $ 2/7
1973 28 HOU NL 20 54 -5 0 0 1 1 -3 -0.4 2 -2 -0.2 .482 .498 -0.3 0.2 -3 $ 2
1973 28 ATL NL 4 10 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .451 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -0 $ /2
4 Seasons 133 405 -11 -1 -1 -5 6 -12 -1.3 12 -0 -0.2 .489 .498 0.3 0.2 5 $
HOU (4 yrs) 129 395 -10 -1 -1 -4 6 -10 -1.1 11 1 -0.0 .491 .498 0.4 0.3 5 $
ATL (1 yr) 4 10 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .451 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -0 $

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
1970 25 HOU NL 98 63 15 6.4 100 .397 .307 .262 .378 .334 .443 .401 .821 .735 124 .642 3.2 0.3 .778 .250 .136 .0
1971 26 HOU NL 68 53 6 3.0 90 .283 .234 .256 .265 .322 .375 .375 .640 .697 82 .370 -1.7 -0.2 .500 .172 .141 .0
1972 27 HOU NL 175 128 14 3.0 90 .264 .223 .254 .299 .322 .306 .376 .605 .698 74 .358 -5.1 -0.5 .512 .191 .083 .0
1973 28 TOT NL 64 49 3 1.6 97 .220 .161 .263 .254 .332 .214 .391 .468 .723 31 .148 -5.1 -0.5 .396 .179 .054
1973 28 HOU NL 54 42 3 1.9 96 .222 .167 .261 .245 .330 .229 .389 .474 .719 33 .188 -4.3 -0.4 .390 .167 .063
1973 28 ATL NL 10 7 0 0.0 103 .200 .125 .272 .300 .342 .125 .404 .425 .746 19 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .429 .250 .000
4 Yrs 405 293 38 3.5 93 .291 .236 .258 .305 .327 .337 .384 .642 .710 81 .412 -8.7 -0.9 .548 .200 .101 .0
162 Game Avg. 493 357 46 3.5 93 .291 .236 .258 .305 .327 .337 .384 .642 .710 81 .412 -8.7 -0.9 .548 .200 .101
HOU (4 yrs) 395 286 38 3.6 93 .293 .238 .258 .305 .326 .342 .383 .647 .710 83 .424 -7.8 -0.8 .551 .199 .104 .0
ATL (1 yr) 10 7 0 0.0 103 .200 .125 .272 .300 .342 .125 .404 .425 .746 19 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .429 .250 .000

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
1970 25 HOU NL 98 2.0% 23.5% 10.2% 8.2% 30% 2.30 3.8 44.0 5.5 2.17 64%
1971 26 HOU NL 68 2.9% 25.0% 4.4% 7.4% 33% 5.67 3.8 32.0 4.6 1.78 68%
1972 27 HOU NL 175 1.1% 17.1% 9.7% 5.1% 26% 1.76 5.2 78.5 12.1 1.23 71%
1973 28 TOT NL 64 0.0% 23.4% 10.9% 4.7% 33% 2.14 3.7 14.0 1.92 64%
1973 28 HOU NL 54 0.0% 22.2% 9.3% 5.6% 38% 2.40 4.0 12.0 1.82 67%
1973 28 ATL NL 10 0.0% 30.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0% 1.50 2.7 3.00 50%
4 Yrs 405 1.5% 21.0% 9.1% 6.2% 29% 2.30 4.3 60.8 7.8 1.55 68%
MLB Averages 2.0% 14.4% 8.7% 6.0% 27% 1.65 6.2 43.6 9.0 1.11 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1970 25 HOU NL 3.2 0.3 98 -0.2 1.8 -1.9 1.16 0.5 -0.6 5.4 0.5 0.99 5.8 4.17 4
1971 26 HOU NL -1.7 -0.2 50 0.2 1.1 -1.0 1.13 -0.2 0.3 1.6 0.2 1.07 -0.9 2.04 2
1972 27 HOU NL -5.1 -0.5 174 0.0 3.1 -3.0 1.04 -0.5 0.5 -7.3 -0.8 1.00 -6.0 1.68 2
1973 28 TOT NL -5.1 -0.5 65 -0.2 0.9 -1.1 1.08 -0.5 0.3 -4.2 -0.4 1.03 -4.9 0.76 4
1973 28 HOU NL -4.3 -0.4 55 -0.1 0.9 -1.0 1.18 -0.4 0.4 -3.2 -0.3 1.06 -4.3 0.98 2
1973 28 ATL NL -0.9 -0.1 10 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .50 -0.1 -0.1 -1.0 -0.1 0.87 -0.6 0.55 2
4 Yrs -8.8 -0.9 387 -0.1 6.9 -7.0 1.09 -0.7 0.6 -4.6 -0.5 1.01 -6.1 2.27 12

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
1970 25 HOU NL 2 0 26% 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 42% 5 3 2 1 0 1 6 3 2
1971 26 HOU NL 0 0 25% 9 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 33% 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
1972 27 HOU NL 1 0 28% 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 33% 6 5 1 0 0 0 12 7 5
1973 28 TOT NL 0 0 19% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1973 28 HOU NL 0 0 23% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1973 28 ATL NL 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs 3 0 26% 129 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 40% 13 9 4 1 0 1 21 11 9

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
1970 25 HOU NL 98 32% 27 4 2 0 1 4.17 2 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 21 2 10% 12 2 17% 74 15 20% 10 6 60% 5 3 60% 0
1971 26 HOU NL 68 45% 15 2 0 0 1 2.04 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 13 2 15% 6 2 33% 36 10 28% 3 2 67% 2 1 50% 0
1972 27 HOU NL 175 56% 35 2 0 0 0 1.68 2 0 5 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 100% 30 5 17% 15 5 33% 113 11 10% 7 3 43% 7 4 57% 0
1973 28 TOT NL 64 70% 9 4 2 0 1 0.76 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 16 1 6% 4 1 25% 49 5 10% 2 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1973 28 HOU NL 54 70% 8 2 2 0 1 0.98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 14 1 7% 3 1 33% 44 5 11% 2 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1973 28 ATL NL 10 70% 1 2 0 0 0 0.55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs 405 51% 86 12 4 0 3 2.27 6 0 12 3 3 2 4 0 2 2 100% 80 10 13% 37 10 27% 272 41 15% 22 11 50% 15 9 60% 0
MLB Averages 54% 74% 11% 31% 14% 47% 53%

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
1970 25 31 98 88 11 27 6 0 2 16 0 0 10 23 .307 .378 .443 .821 124 39 2 0 0 0 3
1971 26 55 166 152 17 42 9 0 4 30 0 1 13 40 .276 .331 .414 .746 107 63 4 0 0 1 3
1972 27 109 341 309 33 77 16 0 6 43 0 1 30 70 .249 .315 .359 .674 91 111 9 0 1 1 6
1973 28 133 405 365 36 86 19 0 6 47 0 1 37 85 .236 .305 .337 .642 81 123 10 0 2 1 8

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
1970 25 31 98 88 11 27 6 0 2 16 0 10 23 .307 .378 .443 .821 15 31
1971 26 24 70 66 7 17 3 0 2 17 0 3 17 .258 .286 .394 .680 8 24
1972 27 56 188 168 20 40 8 0 2 16 0 19 31 .238 .316 .321 .637 18 54
1973 28 24 64 56 3 9 3 0 0 4 0 7 15 .161 .254 .214 .468 3 24
4 Yrs 135 420 378 41 93 20 0 6 53 0 39 86 .246 .316 .347 .662 44 133
162 Game Avg. 162 504 454 49 112 24 0 7 64 0 47 103 .246 .316 .347 .662 53 133

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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