Wilbur Howard
Wilbur Leon Howard
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: January 8, 1949 in Lowell, NC
High School: Holbrook (Lowell, NC)
Drafted by the Seattle Pilots in the 19th round of the 1968 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 4, 1973
Final Game: September 30, 1978
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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
1973 24 MIL AL 16 42 39 3 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 10 .205 .244 .205 .449 30 8 0 0 1 0 1 /97D
1974 25 HOU NL 64 116 111 19 24 4 0 2 5 4 5 5 18 .216 .250 .306 .556 58 34 3 0 0 0 0 7/89
1975 26 HOU NL 121 419 392 62 111 16 8 0 21 32 11 21 67 .283 .324 .365 .689 97 143 2 3 2 1 3 789
1976 27 HOU NL 94 201 191 26 42 7 2 1 18 7 5 7 28 .220 .245 .293 .538 59 56 5 0 1 2 1 798/4
1977 28 HOU NL 87 199 187 22 48 6 0 2 13 11 1 5 30 .257 .276 .321 .597 67 60 4 0 7 0 1 78/94
1978 29 HOU NL 84 158 148 17 34 4 1 1 13 6 2 5 22 .230 .268 .291 .558 62 43 3 3 1 1 0 7/8924
6 Seasons 466 1135 1068 149 267 37 11 6 71 60 25 45 175 .250 .283 .322 .605 74 344 17 6 12 4 6
162 Game Avg. 162 395 371 52 93 13 4 2 25 21 9 16 61 .250 .283 .322 .605 74 120 6 2 4 1 2
HOU (5 yrs) 450 1093 1029 146 259 37 11 6 70 60 24 43 165 .252 .285 .327 .611 75 336 17 6 11 4 5
MIL (1 yr) 16 42 39 3 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 10 .205 .244 .205 .449 30 8 0 0 1 0 1
NL (5 yrs) 450 1093 1029 146 259 37 11 6 70 60 24 43 165 .252 .285 .327 .611 75 336 17 6 11 4 5
AL (1 yr) 16 42 39 3 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 10 .205 .244 .205 .449 30 8 0 0 1 0 1

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
1973 24 MIL AL 42 33 2 1.6 91 .276 .205 .256 .244 .324 .205 .376 .449 .701 30 .143 -3.7 -0.4 .281 .026 .000
1974 25 HOU NL 116 95 7 2.0 91 .242 .216 .257 .250 .329 .306 .372 .556 .701 58 .199 -6.6 -0.7 .400 .126 .090 2.7
1975 26 HOU NL 419 297 49 4.4 90 .340 .283 .257 .324 .327 .365 .371 .689 .698 97 .514 -2.5 -0.3 .639 .189 .082 .0
1976 27 HOU NL 201 162 12 2.0 84 .250 .220 .252 .245 .317 .293 .359 .538 .676 59 .213 -10.4 -1.1 .409 .120 .073 1.8
1977 28 HOU NL 199 151 17 3.0 95 .297 .257 .258 .276 .324 .321 .394 .597 .718 67 .317 -8.8 -0.9 .521 .144 .064 3.4
1978 29 HOU NL 158 121 12 2.6 88 .262 .230 .252 .268 .319 .291 .371 .558 .690 62 .303 -7.5 -0.8 .462 .122 .061 1.7
6 Seasons 1135 859 99 3.1 90 .293 .250 .256 .283 .324 .322 .373 .605 .697 74 .354 -39.5 -4.2 .510 .147 .072 10.9
162 Game Avg. 395 299 34 3.1 90 .293 .250 .256 .283 .324 .322 .373 .605 .697 74 .354 -39.5 -4.2 .510 .147 .072 4
HOU (5 yrs) 1093 826 97 3.2 90 .294 .252 .256 .285 .324 .327 .373 .611 .697 75 .362 -35.8 -3.8 .519 .152 .075 10.9
MIL (1 yr) 42 33 2 1.6 91 .276 .205 .256 .244 .324 .205 .376 .449 .701 30 .142 -3.7 -0.4 .281 .026 .000
NL (5 yrs) 1093 826 97 3.2 90 .294 .252 .256 .285 .324 .327 .373 .611 .697 75 .362 -35.8 -3.8 .519 .152 .075 10.9
AL (1 yr) 42 33 2 1.6 91 .276 .205 .256 .244 .324 .205 .376 .449 .701 30 .142 -3.7 -0.4 .281 .026 .000

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
1973 24 MIL AL 42 0.0% 23.8% 4.8% 0.0% 0% 5.00 3.9 39.0 1.75 69%
1974 25 HOU NL 116 1.7% 15.5% 4.3% 5.2% 25% 3.60 6.2 55.5 22.2 1.84 78%
1975 26 HOU NL 419 0.0% 16.0% 5.0% 5.7% 22% 3.19 5.9 18.7 1.09 78%
1976 27 HOU NL 201 0.5% 13.9% 3.5% 5.0% 24% 4.00 6.8 191.0 10.6 1.13 82%
1977 28 HOU NL 199 1.0% 15.1% 2.5% 4.0% 17% 6.00 6.2 93.5 14.4 1.15 78%
1978 29 HOU NL 158 0.6% 13.9% 3.2% 3.8% 18% 4.40 6.7 148.0 11.4 1.77 80%
6 Seasons 1135 0.5% 15.4% 4.0% 4.8% 20% 3.89 6.1 178.0 15.0 1.28 79%
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
1973 24 MIL AL 0 0 30% 20 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1974 25 HOU NL 1 0 63% 63 4 5 44% 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 56% 7 4 2 1 0 1 10 3 7
1975 26 HOU NL 8 0 46% 203 32 11 74% 32 9 0 1 0 1 6 4 5 12 47% 33 25 8 6 1 5 29 10 19
1976 27 HOU NL 3 0 52% 90 7 5 58% 7 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 4 59% 15 10 5 1 1 0 11 0 11
1977 28 HOU NL 2 0 39% 74 11 1 92% 11 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 3 53% 8 4 4 3 2 0 6 1 5
1978 29 HOU NL 1 0 39% 63 6 2 75% 6 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 44% 12 7 5 0 0 0 6 2 3
6 Seasons 15 0 46% 513 60 25 71% 60 23 0 1 0 1 13 8 17 26 50% 77 52 24 12 5 6 62 16 45
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
1973 24 MIL AL 42 100% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 5 0 0% 4 3 75% 20 1 5% 1 1 100% 1 1 100% 0
1974 25 HOU NL 116 100% 24 9 2 0 1 0.61 2 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 16 3 19% 5 0 0% 58 3 5% 4 1 25% 3 3 100% 0
1975 26 HOU NL 419 100% 111 23 6 0 0 1.07 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 48 2 4% 30 6 20% 173 22 13% 13 4 31% 24 6 25% 0
1976 27 HOU NL 201 100% 42 25 6 0 3 1.25 1 0 8 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 100% 37 5 14% 27 9 33% 117 18 15% 16 8 50% 9 3 33% 0
1977 28 HOU NL 198 100% 48 24 7 1 4 2.25 2 0 7 1 1 1 1 1 7 7 100% 38 4 11% 19 11 58% 118 13 11% 8 4 50% 11 7 64% 1
1978 29 HOU NL 158 100% 34 51 12 0 6 1.99 1 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 100% 22 3 14% 11 4 36% 81 12 15% 10 7 70% 6 3 50% 0
6 Seasons 1134 100% 267 132 33 1 14 1.64 6 0 31 1 5 3 3 1 13 12 92% 166 17 10% 96 33 34% 567 69 12% 52 25 48% 54 23 43% 1
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
1973 24 16 42 39 3 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 10 .205 .244 .205 .449 30 8 0 0 1 0 1
1974 25 80 158 150 22 32 4 0 2 6 4 6 7 28 .213 .248 .280 .528 51 42 3 0 1 0 1
1975 26 201 577 542 84 143 20 8 2 27 36 17 28 95 .264 .303 .341 .644 85 185 5 3 3 1 4
1976 27 295 778 733 110 185 27 10 3 45 43 22 35 123 .252 .288 .329 .617 78 241 10 3 4 3 5
1977 28 382 977 920 132 233 33 10 5 58 54 23 40 153 .253 .286 .327 .613 76 301 14 3 11 3 6
1978 29 466 1135 1068 149 267 37 11 6 71 60 25 45 175 .250 .283 .322 .605 74 344 17 6 12 4 6

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1973 24 16 41 39 3 8 0 0 0 1 0 2 10 .205 .244 .205 .449 2 16
1974 25 64 115 110 22 23 4 0 2 6 4 5 18 .209 .243 .300 .543 8 64
1975 26 121 434 406 72 125 18 9 0 24 36 24 67 .308 .350 .397 .747 56 121
1976 27 94 202 193 32 44 7 2 1 22 7 7 28 .228 .252 .301 .553 15 94
1977 28 87 196 191 25 52 6 0 2 15 12 5 30 .272 .291 .335 .626 19 87
1978 29 84 163 153 21 39 5 1 1 16 7 6 22 .255 .294 .320 .615 14 84
6 Seasons 466 1151 1092 175 291 40 12 6 84 66 49 175 .266 .301 .342 .642 114 466
162 Game Avg. 162 400 380 61 101 14 4 2 29 23 17 61 .266 .301 .342 .642 40 466

* 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1975 NL--32--8th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1975 NL--11--8th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 2 (2000), Average HOFer ≈ 144

Similarity Scores

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