Dixie Howell
Homer Elliott Howell
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: April 24, 1920 in Louisville, KY
High School: Male (Louisville, KY)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1938. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 6, 1947
Final Game: September 8, 1956
Died: October 5, 1990 in Binghamton, NY
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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
1947 27 PIT NL 76 245 214 23 59 11 0 4 25 1 27 34 .276 .357 .383 .740 94 82 2 0 4 2
1949 29 CIN NL 64 183 172 17 42 6 1 2 18 0 8 21 .244 .286 .326 .611 63 56 5 2 1 2
1950 30 CIN NL 82 261 224 30 50 9 1 2 22 0 32 31 .223 .326 .299 .625 66 67 7 2 3 2
1951 31 CIN NL 77 222 207 22 52 6 1 2 18 0 2 15 34 .251 .302 .319 .621 66 66 3 0 0 2
1952 32 CIN NL 17 40 37 4 7 1 1 2 4 0 0 3 9 .189 .250 .432 .682 86 16 3 0 0 2
1953 33 BRO NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1955 35 BRO NL 16 45 42 2 11 4 0 0 5 0 0 1 7 .262 .273 .357 .630 63 15 0 0 1 1 0 2
1956 36 BRO NL 7 16 13 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .231 .267 .385 .651 67 5 0 0 1 1 1 /2
8 Seasons 340 1013 910 98 224 39 4 12 93 1 2 87 140 .246 .314 .337 .651 73 307 20 4 10 2 1
162 Game Avg. 162 483 434 47 107 19 2 6 44 0 41 67 .246 .314 .337 .651 73 146 10 2 5
CIN (4 yrs) 240 706 640 73 151 22 4 8 62 0 2 58 95 .236 .303 .320 .624 66 205 18 4 4
BRO (3 yrs) 24 62 56 2 14 6 0 0 6 0 0 2 11 .250 .267 .357 .624 61 20 0 0 2 2 1
PIT (1 yr) 76 245 214 23 59 11 0 4 25 1 27 34 .276 .357 .383 .740 94 82 2 0 4

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
1947 27 PIT NL 245 161 29 4.8 108 .313 .276 .278 .357 .353 .383 .412 .740 .765 94 .515 -1.2 -0.1 .701 .238 .107 1.6
1949 29 CIN NL 183 136 16 3.2 105 .268 .244 .272 .286 .345 .326 .406 .611 .752 63 .335 -9.6 -1.0 .489 .128 .081 .0
1950 30 CIN NL 261 184 21 3.0 108 .251 .223 .270 .326 .346 .299 .418 .625 .764 66 .309 -10.5 -1.0 .558 .219 .076 .0
1951 31 CIN NL 222 160 19 3.2 105 .292 .251 .270 .302 .344 .319 .409 .621 .753 66 .346 -10.4 -1.0 .494 .130 .068 .0
1952 32 CIN NL 40 33 4 3.2 97 .192 .189 .262 .250 .334 .432 .389 .682 .724 86 .389 -1.1 -0.1 .576 .324 .243 .0
1953 33 BRO NL 1 1 0 0.0 112 .000 .278 .000 .349 .000 .433 .000 .782 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1955 35 BRO NL 45 33 4 3.2 109 .306 .262 .270 .273 .342 .357 .428 .630 .769 63 .338 -2.1 -0.2 .516 .119 .095
1956 36 BRO NL 16 12 2 4.4 110 .273 .231 .274 .267 .343 .385 .433 .651 .775 67 .498 -0.5 -0.1 .600 .231 .154
8 Seasons 1013 720 95 3.5 106 .279 .246 .272 .314 .347 .337 .412 .651 .758 73 .381 -35.7 -3.5 .561 .186 .091 1.8
162 Game Avg. 483 343 45 3.5 106 .279 .246 .272 .314 .347 .337 .412 .651 .758 73 .381 -35.7 -3.5 .561 .186 .091 1
CIN (4 yrs) 706 513 60 3.1 105 .266 .236 .270 .303 .345 .320 .410 .624 .755 66 .332 -31.6 -3.1 .521 .172 .084 .0
BRO (3 yrs) 62 46 6 3.5 109 .298 .250 .271 .267 .342 .357 .429 .624 .771 61 .373 -2.9 -0.3 .524 .143 .107
PIT (1 yr) 245 161 29 4.8 108 .313 .276 .278 .357 .353 .383 .412 .740 .765 94 .514 -1.2 -0.1 .701 .238 .107 1.6

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
1947 27 PIT NL 245 1.6% 13.9% 11.0% 6.1% 25% 1.26 6.3 53.5 8.6 72%
1949 29 CIN NL 183 1.1% 11.5% 4.4% 4.9% 21% 2.63 8.2 86.0 9.6 81%
1950 30 CIN NL 261 0.8% 11.9% 12.3% 4.6% 24% 0.97 7.2 112.0 10.2 73%
1951 31 CIN NL 222 0.9% 15.3% 6.8% 4.1% 17% 2.27 6.1 103.5 11.5 77%
1952 32 CIN NL 40 5.0% 22.5% 7.5% 10.0% 57% 3.00 4.1 18.5 9.3 65%
1953 33 BRO NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1955 35 BRO NL 45 0.0% 15.6% 2.2% 8.9% 36% 7.00 6.0 8.4 1.08 80%
1956 36 BRO NL 16 0.0% 18.8% 6.3% 12.5% 67% 3.00 4.3 13.0 1.00 69%
8 Seasons 1013 1.2% 13.8% 8.6% 5.4% 25% 1.61 6.5 75.8 9.8 1.06 75%
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
1955 35 BRO NL 1 0 17% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20% 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
1956 36 BRO NL 1 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
8 Seasons 2 0 28% 22 1 2 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14% 4 3 1 1 1 0 2 2 0
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
1955 35 BRO NL 45 16% 11 4 1 0 0 1.83 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 9 0 0% 7 3 43% 30 6 20% 4 2 50% 6 2 33% 0
1956 36 BRO NL 16 31% 3 2 0 0 0 2.79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 4 3 75% 9 1 11% 2 1 50% 1 0 0% 0
8 Seasons 61 20% 224 6 1 0 0 2.15 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 500% 12 20 167% 11 6 55% 39 7 18% 6 3 50% 7 2 29% 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
1947 27 76 245 214 23 59 11 0 4 25 1 27 34 .276 .357 .383 .740 94 82 2 0 4
1948 28 76 245 214 23 59 11 0 4 25 1 27 34 .276 .357 .383 .740 94 82 2 0 4
1949 29 140 428 386 40 101 17 1 6 43 1 35 55 .262 .326 .358 .684 81 138 7 2 5
1950 30 222 689 610 70 151 26 2 8 65 1 67 86 .248 .326 .336 .662 75 205 14 4 8
1951 31 299 911 817 92 203 32 3 10 83 1 2 82 120 .248 .320 .332 .652 73 271 17 4 8
1952 32 316 951 854 96 210 33 4 12 87 1 2 85 129 .246 .317 .336 .653 73 287 20 4 8
1953 33 317 952 855 96 210 33 4 12 87 1 2 85 130 .246 .317 .336 .652 73 287 20 4 8
1954 34 317 952 855 96 210 33 4 12 87 1 2 85 130 .246 .317 .336 .652 73 287 20 4 8
1955 35 333 997 897 98 221 37 4 12 92 1 2 86 137 .246 .315 .337 .651 73 302 20 4 9 1 0
1956 36 340 1013 910 98 224 39 4 12 93 1 2 87 140 .246 .314 .337 .651 73 307 20 4 10 2 1

Neutralized Batting

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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
1947 27 79 248 221 22 59 11 0 4 24 1 27 36 .267 .347 .371 .718 28 76
1949 29 66 188 178 17 43 6 1 2 18 0 8 22 .242 .282 .320 .602 16 64
1950 30 86 266 232 29 50 9 1 2 21 0 32 32 .216 .316 .289 .605 21 82
1951 31 80 229 214 22 53 6 1 2 18 0 15 35 .248 .297 .313 .610 20 77
1952 32 18 41 38 4 7 1 1 2 4 0 3 9 .184 .244 .421 .665 4 17
1953 33 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1955 35 17 46 44 2 11 4 0 0 5 0 1 7 .250 .261 .341 .602 4 16
1956 36 7 15 13 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 .231 .267 .385 .651 1 7
8 Seasons 354 1034 941 96 226 39 4 12 91 1 87 145 .240 .307 .328 .635 94 340
162 Game Avg. 162 473 431 44 103 18 2 5 42 0 40 66 .240 .307 .328 .635 43 340

* 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.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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