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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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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

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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 Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1973 MIL AL 24 OF 12 9 92.0 32 29 2 1 0 .969 2.2 28.7 2.2 1.0 1.1 0 3.03 2.58 .978 2.29 2.02
1973 MIL AL 24 RF 6 5 51.0 17 15 1 1 0 .941 1.1 25.9 1.1 0.9 0.1 0 2.82 2.67 .976 2.08 1.73
1973 MIL AL 24 LF 5 4 41.0 14 13 1 0 0 1.000 1.1 32.2 1.1 0.1 1.0 0 3.07 2.80 .979 2.00 1.68
1973 MIL AL 24 DH 1
1974 HOU NL 25 OF 50 23 268.1 68 65 3 0 1 1.000 0.9 4.0 -0.1 -0.8 0.7 1 2.28 1.36 .978 2.27 1.96
1974 HOU NL 25 LF 41 18 214.1 50 47 3 0 1 1.000 1.3 7.3 0.3 -0.2 0.5 1 2.10 1.22 .976 1.99 1.55
1974 HOU NL 25 CF 6 3 35.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -17.1 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 3.34 2.17 .985 2.78 2.42
1974 HOU NL 25 RF 4 2 19.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 6.3 0.1 -0.1 0.2 0 1.89 1.00 .975 2.04 1.65
1975 HOU NL 26 OF 95 81 769.0 202 194 7 1 0 .995 1.0 1.6 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 2 2.35 2.12 .978 2.29 2.01
1975 HOU NL 26 LF 53 40 381.2 88 83 5 0 0 1.000 3.6 11.3 0.6 -1.2 1.8 3 2.08 1.66 .973 2.10 1.71
1975 HOU NL 26 CF 36 30 290.0 92 89 2 1 0 .989 0.3 1.2 0.3 1.6 -1.3 0 2.82 2.53 .984 2.72 2.44
1975 HOU NL 26 RF 12 11 97.1 20 18 2 0 0 1.000 -2.9 -35.8 -1.9 -0.3 -1.6 -1 1.85 1.67 .975 2.05 1.74
1976 HOU NL 27 OF 63 35 370.0 102 96 2 4 1 .961 3.4 11.0 2.4 1.1 1.3 1 2.38 1.56 .979 2.34 2.03
1976 HOU NL 27 LF 37 17 190.2 48 45 0 3 0 .938 -0.9 -5.7 0.1 -0.6 0.7 -1 2.12 1.22 .977 2.02 1.59
1976 HOU NL 27 RF 20 13 116.1 37 34 2 1 0 .973 3.6 37.1 1.6 1.3 0.3 2 2.79 1.80 .973 2.15 1.83
1976 HOU NL 27 CF 11 5 63.0 22 20 2 0 1 1.000 0.7 13.3 0.7 0.4 0.3 0 3.14 2.00 .982 2.86 2.50
1976 HOU NL 27 2B 2 2 14.0 9 2 6 1 1 .889 -1.1 -94.3 -1.1 -1.1 0.0 0 5.14 4.00 .978 5.46 4.95
1977 HOU NL 28 OF 62 33 382.1 103 100 2 1 1 .990 5.9 18.5 3.9 -1.3 5.2 2 2.40 1.65 .978 2.26 1.93
1977 HOU NL 28 LF 46 22 251.2 63 62 0 1 0 .984 5.6 26.7 4.6 0.5 4.1 1 2.22 1.35 .971 1.93 1.51
1977 HOU NL 28 CF 15 7 96.2 29 28 1 0 1 1.000 -2.0 -24.8 -2.0 -1.8 -0.2 0 2.70 1.93 .986 2.73 2.34
1977 HOU NL 28 RF 5 4 34.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 2.3 81.2 1.3 0.0 1.3 1 3.18 2.40 .975 2.12 1.78
1977 HOU NL 28 2B 4 0 9.0 8 5 3 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 -0.2 0 8.00 2.00 .975 5.20 4.47
1978 HOU NL 29 OF 38 21 219.1 41 39 2 0 0 1.000 -4.4 -24.1 -4.4 -2.9 -1.4 0 1.68 1.08 .980 2.31 1.94
1978 HOU NL 29 LF 30 14 156.1 26 25 1 0 0 1.000 -3.4 -26.1 -2.4 -0.8 -1.6 -1 1.50 0.87 .977 1.99 1.55
1978 HOU NL 29 CF 5 3 27.1 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -4.4 -1.1 -1.5 0.4 1 2.63 1.60 .988 2.80 2.28
1978 HOU NL 29 RF 4 4 35.2 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -30.3 -0.9 -0.6 -0.2 0 1.51 1.50 .983 2.12 1.78
1978 HOU NL 29 C 3 0 9.2 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -124.1 -1 4.66 1.67 .980 6.14 5.10 1 0 2 0 0%
1978 HOU NL 29 2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.30
6 Seasons OF 320 202 2101.0 548 523 18 7 3 .987 9.0 5.1 3.0 -2.8 5.8 6 2.32 1.69 .978 2.29 1.98
6 Seasons LF 212 115 1235.2 289 275 10 4 1 .986 7.3 7.1 4.3 -2.2 6.5 3 2.08 1.34 .974 2.02 1.59
5 Seasons CF 73 48 512.0 164 157 6 1 2 .994 -1.6 -3.8 -2.6 -1.8 -0.8 1 2.87 2.23 .984 2.75 2.42
6 Seasons RF 51 39 353.1 96 89 5 2 0 .979 3.3 11.2 1.3 1.2 0.1 2 2.39 1.84 .975 2.10 1.77
3 Seasons 2B 7 2 24.0 17 7 9 1 1 .941 -1.1 -55.0 -1.1 -1.0 -0.2 0 6.00 2.29 .976 5.36 4.59
1 Season C 3 0 9.2 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -124.1 -1 4.66 1.67 .980 6.14 5.10 1 0 2 0 0%
1 Season DH 1
6 Seasons TOT 330 204 2134.2 570 534 28 8 4 .986 6.9 3.9 1.9 -3.8 5.6 6 0 -1 2.37 1.70 .964 2.35 2.07 1 0 2 0 0%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

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)

                           

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Gray InkBatting - 2 (2092), Average HOFer ≈ 144

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Transactions

June 7, 1968: Drafted by the Seattle Pilots in the 19th round of the 1968 amateur draft.

March 30, 1974: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Houston Astros for Don Stratton (minors) and Larry Yount.

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