Mike Howard
Michael Frederic Howard
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: April 2, 1958 in Seattle, WA
High School: Sacramento (Sacramento, CA)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 6th round of the 1976 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 12, 1981
Final Game: April 5, 1983
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1981 NYM NL 23 OF 14 6 69.1 21 18 2 1 0 .952 -0.7 -12.1 0.3 -0.4 0.7 -1 2.60 1.43 .981 2.32 2.02
1981 NYM NL 23 RF 7 5 50.1 15 13 1 1 0 .933 -0.6 -14.3 0.4 -0.5 0.9 -1 2.50 2.00 .980 2.07 1.64
1981 NYM NL 23 LF 6 0 10.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 48.0 0.4 0.1 0.3 0 3.60 0.67 .975 2.16 1.78
1981 NYM NL 23 CF 1 1 9.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -66.7 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 1.00 1.00 1.000 2.80 2.50
1982 NYM NL 24 OF 22 7 94.1 29 27 2 0 0 1.000 1.3 16.5 0.3 1.2 -0.9 1 2.77 1.32 .976 2.25 1.91
1982 NYM NL 24 LF 9 0 19.1 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 6.2 0.1 0.2 -0.1 0 2.79 0.67 .967 2.09 1.60
1982 NYM NL 24 RF 8 1 23.0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.4 -73.0 -1.4 -0.4 -1.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.03 1.65
1982 NYM NL 24 CF 7 6 52.0 23 22 1 0 0 1.000 2.6 60.0 1.6 1.4 0.2 1 3.98 3.29 .983 2.67 2.30
1982 NYM NL 24 2B 3 0 12.0 9 5 4 0 1 1.000 -0.1 -10.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 6.75 3.00 .978 5.40 4.73
1983 NYM NL 25 OF 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 -66.7 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 0.00 0.00 2.30 1.90
1983 NYM NL 25 RF 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 -66.7 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 0.00 0.00 2.00 1.60
3 Seasons OF 37 14 172.2 50 45 4 1 0 .980 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.8 -0.7 0 2.55 1.32 .978 2.28 1.95
3 Seasons RF 16 7 82.1 15 13 1 1 0 .933 -2.5 -36.4 -1.5 -0.9 -0.6 -1 1.53 0.88 .980 2.06 1.64
2 Seasons LF 15 0 29.1 10 9 1 0 0 1.000 0.5 20.5 0.5 0.3 0.2 0 3.07 0.67 .970 2.12 1.67
2 Seasons CF 8 7 61.0 24 22 2 0 0 1.000 2.1 41.3 1.1 1.4 -0.3 1 3.54 3.00 .983 2.69 2.33
1 Season 2B 3 0 12.0 9 5 4 0 1 1.000 -0.1 -10.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 6.75 3.00 .978 5.40 4.73
3 Seasons TOT 40 14 184.2 59 50 8 1 1 .983 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 0.8 -0.8 0 0 2.83 1.45 .961 2.49 2.16

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1981 NYM NL 23 14 6 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 7 14 0 0 3
1982 NYM NL 24 33 7 33 25 0 0 0 3 0 0 9 7 8 22 0 6 6
1983 NYM NL 25 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
3 Seasons 48 14 48 40 0 0 0 3 0 0 15 8 16 37 0 6 9
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1981 NYM NL 23 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 9 2 22.2% 7 0 0.0% 1 226 51% 80% 28% 25 56%
1982 NYM NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 105 56% 74% 18% 2 0%
1983 NYM NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 58% 67% 24% 1 0%
3 Seasons 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 9 2 22.2% 7 0 0.0% 1 364 53% 77% 25% 28 50%
MLB Averages 43.6% 2.9% 57% 79% 26% 51%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1981 NYM NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 55% 72% 30% 5 80%
1982 NYM NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.0% 2 1 33.3% 0 80 64% 84% 30% 10 60%
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.0% 2 1 33.3% 0 127 61% 80% 30% 15 67%
MLB Averages 58.8% 2.7% 57% 79% 26% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1981 NYM NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 32 66% 75% 22% 2 50%
1982 NYM NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 10 4 40.0% 5 1 10.0% 0 226 54% 81% 29% 39 59%
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 10 4 40.0% 5 1 10.0% 1 258 56% 81% 28% 41 59%
MLB Averages 43.4% 2.0% 57% 79% 26% 56%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1982 NYM NL 24 49 73% 80% 31% 5 100% 0 5 1 3 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
1 Season 49 73% 80% 31% 5 100% 0 5 1 3 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 57% 79% 27% 94%

* 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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